Rhino

Scientists may have discovered the fossilised skull of a ‘Siberian unicorn’

For decades, scientists have estimated that the Siberian unicorn -- a long-extinct species of mammal that looked more like a rhino than a horse -- died out some 350,000 years ago, but a beautifully preserved skull found in Kazakhstan has completely overturned that assumption.

Dhaka Zoo: Forced friendships and quick deaths

The most striking example of how poorly the zoo is now being managed is seeing a sheep giving company to a lonely rhino. You can also see a deer as a companion to a lonely Bhutanese cow. In short the zoo looks like a place where all animals are kept to die quickly.

N Korea diplomat expelled for rhino horn trade

A North Korean diplomat has been expelled from South Africa for illegal rhino horn trading, according to a spokesman for South Africa's Department of International Relations.

Death of rare Northern White Rhino leaves four alive

One of the last five Northern White Rhino left in the world dies.

March 29, 2016
March 29, 2016

Scientists may have discovered the fossilised skull of a ‘Siberian unicorn’

For decades, scientists have estimated that the Siberian unicorn -- a long-extinct species of mammal that looked more like a rhino than a horse -- died out some 350,000 years ago, but a beautifully preserved skull found in Kazakhstan has completely overturned that assumption.

January 2, 2016
January 2, 2016

Dhaka Zoo: Forced friendships and quick deaths

The most striking example of how poorly the zoo is now being managed is seeing a sheep giving company to a lonely rhino. You can also see a deer as a companion to a lonely Bhutanese cow. In short the zoo looks like a place where all animals are kept to die quickly.

December 24, 2015
December 24, 2015

N Korea diplomat expelled for rhino horn trade

A North Korean diplomat has been expelled from South Africa for illegal rhino horn trading, according to a spokesman for South Africa's Department of International Relations.

July 29, 2015
July 29, 2015

Death of rare Northern White Rhino leaves four alive

One of the last five Northern White Rhino left in the world dies.