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Animals India

14. January 2023

Zero Rhinos Killed Here, for the First Time in 45 Years

For the first time in almost half of a century, 2022 saw an entire year go by with no rhino poaching in India's northeastern state of Assam.

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Heroes USA

26. September 2022

Teenager Invents AI Software Against Poachers

A 17-year-old American girl from New York came up with a system to accurately identify and catch elephant poachers using movement patterns, thus preserving the growingly endangered giant species.

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Animals Indonesia

7. April 2022

Rare Rhino Born — One of Less Than 80 in the World!

A rare female baby Sumatran rhino, the smallest of all rhino species and classified as critically endangered, has just been born in an Indonesian sanctuary.

Technology

Technology Sweden

23. December 2021

A Silent Weapon on Wheels Against Poaching

An electric bike company based in Sweden is offering off-road electric motorbikes to a South African conservation-training institution, so that antipoaching patrollers can better protect a million acres of land, and consequently, species like cheetahs, lions, and elephants.

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Animals China

19. November 2021

Most Endangered Big Cat Rebounds Thanks to Conservation Efforts

Considered the most endangered of all big cat subspecies, with only eight individuals believed to be living in China the 1990s, the Amur tiger population is finally on the rise, thanks to conservation efforts by the Russian and Chinese governments.

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Animals Kenya

8. September 2021

No Poaching, Please: Black Rhino Thrives with New Measures

Thanks to new measures from Kenya’s Wildlife Service and intensified surveillance from park rangers, 2020 marked a record year for zero rhinoceros poachings in Kenyan national parks.

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Animals Tanzania

12. July 2021

Agencies Join Forces to Keep Elephants Alive

Ivory poaching - or killing elephants for their tusks - seems to have come to a halt in Tanzania: the African country took major steps to stop the illegal activity with the help of multiple agencies, and as a result, the elephant population is rising.

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Animals Kazakhstan

14. June 2021

Endangered Antelope Has Newfound Hope to Survive

The population of an endangered antelope dwelling in the steppe of Kazakhstan has more than doubled in four years, meaning that the imperiled animal now has good long-term chances of survival.

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Animals Namibia

29. May 2021

Efforts to Protect Rhinos Paid Off in This African Country

Thanks to Namibia’s hard work in recent years to curb wildlife crime through enforcement of the law and conservation efforts, rhino poaching has dropped by 33% in the last year.

Animals

Animals Vietnam

26. May 2021

Within This Reserve, the Population of an Endangered Monkey Quadrupled

Two decades ago, a reserve was established in Vietnam to protect a critically endangered primate species. Today, within the sanctuary, the population of the monkey has quadrupled, giving hope to conservationists that more of the animal’s habitat will be shielded from dangers.