Why the Demand for Rhino Horn?

Why the Demand for Rhino Horn?

– Taz Watson

One of the biggest challenges with rhino horn is that there are multiple end-users. We are up against a complex and extremely difficult market because it is expansive and constantly changing.  Each poaching crisis has had different end-users, a different market and different uses. It changes all the time. Just when you think you have identified the market, it morphs.Continue reading “Why the Demand for Rhino Horn?”

The Economics of Rhino Horn Trade

The Economics of Rhino Horn Trade

– Steven Kiley 

Rhino poaching has become a sophisticated, underground market from poachers on the ground to middlemen transporting the horns out of the country, all the way up to the top lord distributing the product to an end user.  I have to continuously remind myself that this is happening every single day not far from where I am.  Where do these crimes take place, and who are the end users?Continue reading “The Economics of Rhino Horn Trade”

2004: “Is rhino poaching under control in Africa?”

2004: “Is rhino poaching under control in Africa?”

– Taz Watson

Whilst flipping through an old African Geographic from 2004, I noticed an article written entitled “Is rhino poaching under control in Africa?”  Of course I was going to read it. I found this fascinating – an article written almost a decade ago about the very issue that we are battling right now.Continue reading “2004: “Is rhino poaching under control in Africa?””

Thorn Amongst Roses.

Thorn Amongst Roses.

– Steven Kiley 

As I am approaching one month since I’ve left the United States, many great opportunities and adventures have come and gone.  From anti-poaching watches in bitter cold overnight conditions to blistering hot rhino tracking, our group has experienced some of the greatest scenarios when it comes to helping protect the rhinos. Continue reading “Thorn Amongst Roses.”

A Scary Reality

A Scary Reality

– Vanina Harel 

We are now well into this war against rhino poaching, and it is a tough challenge to tackle. The poachers we are up against are professionals. They are highly organized criminal syndicates recently proven to be linked to terrorist groups. They are so ahead of us due to their complex system, advanced technology, and expertise that it seems all we can do is try to catch up as best we can.Continue reading “A Scary Reality”

So How Could Rhino Poaching Possibly Affect Me?

So How Could Rhino Poaching Possibly Affect Me?

– Amanda Levine

Before coming to South Africa for the Stop Rhino Poaching internship, I had no clue that there was a rhino poaching problem. Obviously from reading what the internship was about, I had a vague idea of what was going on, but I mainly came here blind to the entire topic, but ready to learn. Continue reading “So How Could Rhino Poaching Possibly Affect Me?”