#rhino — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #rhino, aggregated by home.social.
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Colluding Rhino Poachers Exploit Space–Time Variation In Opportunity And Risk
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https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13106 <-- shared paper
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“[R]esearch analysing over 500 rhino poaching incidents and exploring what these patterns reveal about the behaviours of poachers, rangers, and rhinos. [Their] study highlights concerning evidence of criminal syndicate infiltration, space–time targeting by poachers, and how behavioural insights can inform effective responses—from targeted dehorning to bolstering ranger resilience…”
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@Sabi Sand Nature Reserve -
#Rhino population declines in Kruger National Park.
“The 2021/2022 Report confirms that 195 rhinos were #poached in the #Kruger National Park in 2021…”
Some good news though:
“No rhinos have been lost in other SANParks-operated parks… (t)hese rhino populations have increased by 6.2%…”
https://africageographic.com/stories/another-year-of-loss-an-update-on-krugers-rhino-populations/