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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 1h

New research involving the horns of woolly rhinos has found that they could live for up to 40 years and beyond.
www.sciencenews.org/article/long...

What the longest woolly rhino horn tells us about the beasts’ biology

A nearly 20,000-year-old woolly rhino horn reveals the extinct herbivores lived as long as modern-day rhinos, despite harsher Ice Age conditions.

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 23h

A great look at the work of our partner-project
The Bush Babies and their vital work connecting children with the natural heritage 🙌
pulitzercenter.org/stories/what...

What Happens When You Teach Kids That Wildlife Is Worth More Alive

Inside Kruger National Park, a child sees an elephant for the first time . Wide-eyed, she watches as the massive animal trudges through the dry grass, ears flapping with each slow step. It’s silent as...

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 4d

When your friends are more in to #Halloween than you 🎃

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 5d

Helping Rhinos are thrilled to announce a new partnership with
Tsavo Trust 🎉
As our first collaborative action we were proud to support Tsavo Trust in the implementation of the annual Ngulia Rhino Sanctuary night census led by KWS
& WRTI ⬇️
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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 5d

Did you know that #rhinos communicate with snorts? And calves will use squeaks as well 🥹

Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 7d

As our friends at Remembering Wildlife mark 10 years of incredible support for #conservation efforts across the world, founder Margot Raggett highlights the very real threat of extinction that faces countless species. #BiodiversityCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

World’s landscapes may soon be ‘devoid of wild animals’, says nature photographer

Margot Raggett, whose latest compilation shows animals scrubbed from natural habitats, calls for rethink on UK accelerated housebuilding

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 8d

South Africa's #EasternCape is a globally important region of biodiversity, and with that comes incredible safari locations.
Africa Geographic have listed their favourite spots, including some of our long term #conservation partners 🙌
africageographic.com/stories/the-...

The Ultimate Cape safari - Visit the wild side of South Africa's Cape

The Cape safari experience: fascinating wildlife and malaria-free protected spaces close to Cape Town and the Garden Route

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 11d

#RhinoFriday - younger siblings are younger siblings no matter the species 😅🦏

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 11d

US based company Colossal Bioscience has announced ambitious plans to restore a northern white rhino through gene editing within the next four years.
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Can gene editing save the northern white rhino? Colossal Biosciences' bold plan

Colossal Biosciences Inc. unveils a groundbreaking plan to bring the northern white rhino back from extinction within four years, utilising gene editing and a global consortium of scientists to safegu...

iol.co.za

Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 13d

A great look at the work of our partner-project the
Black Mambas and what it's really like to be a member of the world's first female #antipoaching unit.
pulitzercenter.org/stories/blac...

The Black Mambas Walk the Walk. I Tried To Keep Up.

The first thing I noticed was the smell. Not unpleasant—sweet, smoky, and earthy, like burning wood mixed with wild herbs and sunbaked dust. That scent was the start of everything there. I arrived in....

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 14d

A year after it's opening, the historical wildlife corridor on
Amakhala Game Reserve in South Africa's Eastern Cape is highlighting just how vital connecting landscapes is for effective #conservation 🙌
www.goodthingsguy.com/environment/...

It’s Been One Year Since the Bushman’s River Corridor Opened

What a difference a year makes. Wildlife that had not roamed the northern side of the land for over 200 years has made a strong return.

www.goodthingsguy.com

Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 15d

A Monday glow-up as we celebrate two years since rhino Samson's rescue🧡 Rescued in 2023 after his mother had been killed by poachers, Samson settled well under the care of our orphanage team and two years on he is growing into a very handsome young bull🦏
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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 17d

Concerning news from South Africa's Eastern Cape of another #rhinopoaching, the second incident in the past two weeks.
www.talkofthetown.co.za/2025/10/16/p...

Poachers slay black rhino in Great Fish state reserve - Talk of the Town

GUY ROGERS Concerns raised after second incident in province in matter of days Rhino poachers have struck again in the Eastern Cape, killing a mother and leaving her calf orphaned. This time the incid...

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · 18d

The rhino poaching case against former Kruger ranger Rodney Landela and co-accused Kenneth Motshotsho has been postponed to late November. #rhinopoaching
www.citizen.co.za/lowvelder/ne...

Skukuza court postpones one of the longest rhino poaching cases

Former Kruger ranger Rodney Landela faces poaching charges after being linked to a white rhino killing.

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 22

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 19

A Zimbabwean court has handed a Chinese national an 18 year prison sentence for dealing in the illegal wildlife trade.
www.zimlive.com/chinese-nati...

Chinese national jailed 18 years for illegal rhino horn and ivory dealings - Zimbabwe News Now

‘The sentencing sends a strong message that Zimbabwe has zero tolerance for wildlife crime’ - NPA

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 17

New research has directly linked carbon emissions from some of the world's largest fossil fuel companies to several deadly heatwaves, potentially paving the way for compensation to be claimed. #ClimateCrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time

Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation

www.theguardian.com

Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 15

Proponents of South Africa's captive lion breeding industry have long maintained that these captive populations support the conservation of wild #lions, but new research further questions these claims.
africageographic.com/stories/new-...

New study outlines risks of South Africa’s commercial lion farming industry - Africa Geographic

Study of 160+ sources finds no proof captive lion farming aids conservation - and warns it may fuel demand for lion body parts

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 12

An interesting, and troubling, look at the growth of 'conservation-washing' amongst the safari industry.
news.mongabay.com/2025/08/the-...

The safari industry’s ‘conservation-washing’ is a growing problem (commentary)

You don’t need safari experience to understand the allure: spotting majestic wildlife in sweeping landscapes is inherently captivating, and it’s the reason this type of adventure travel has stood the ...

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 11

Studentsd at Bogor Agricultural University in West Java are exploring assisted reproductive technologies to assist efforts to conserve Indonesia's two rhinos species - the Sumatran and Javan rhinos, both of which are #criticallyendangered
www.thestar.com.my/aseanplus/as...

University uses assisted reproductive technology to help save Indonesia’s endangered rhinos

JAKARTA: To help save Indonesia's critically endangered rhinoceros, Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) in West Java is developing assisted reproductive technology (ART) and a genetic biobank through ...

www.thestar.com.my

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 10

A Vietnamese national has been arrested at Bangkok International airport after being found in possession of five pieces of rhino horn #wildlifecrime
www.nationthailand.com/news/general...

Thai Customs Seize Rhino Horns at Bangkok Airport

A Vietnamese man travelling from Angola to Laos was arrested at Bangkok’s main airport with five pieces of rhino horn worth 6.9 million baht

www.nationthailand.com

Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 9

New research has confirm the existence of FOUR species of #giraffe, not one as previously believed. It is hoped this new categorisation from the IUCN will empower #conservation efforts for these iconic animals operates.
africageographic.com/stories/four...

Four giraffes, not one: Four species officially recognised - Africa Geographic

IUCN confirms four giraffe species, reshaping conservation of giraffes across Africa & unlocking species-specific protection strategies

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 8

Conservation authorities in Indonesia are reportedly working to a deadline of 2029 to create a secondary population of critically endangered Javan #rhinos as part of efforts to safeguard the species.
en.antaranews.com/news/374925/...

Ministry to translocate Javan rhinos to create second population

The Forestry Ministry is preparing to translocate Javan rhinos (Rhinoceros sondaicus) from Ujung Kulon National Park (TNUK) as part of a mission to create a ...

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 5

If you're looking for something to watch this weekend make it "The Last Rhinos: A New Hope" - learn about the incredible efforts to save the #northernwhiterhino from extinction 🙏
edition.cnn.com/science/nort...

“The Last Rhinos: A New Hope” follows the global effort to save northern white rhinos | CNN

Photographer Ami Vitale highlights the plight of the rhinos in a new National Geographic documentary.

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Helping Rhinos @helpingrhinos.bsky.social · Sep 4

Conservation authorities in Nepal are exploring the use of drones to help protect their wild spaces and the vulnerable species who live there, including rhinos, tigers and elephants.
www.scmp.com/week-asia/he...

Drones vs poachers: Nepal’s newest weapon to guard tigers, rhinos and elephants

Drones are helping conservationists monitor the movements of endangered wildlife and prevent human-animal conflicts.

www.scmp.com

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