Museums conference aims to beef up security 11 March 2013 A new organisation designed to improve museum security has held its first conference. News
Men jailed over rhino head theft 17 September 2012 Two men have been jailed for a string of burglaries across the South East which included taking a rhino head from Haslemere Museum in Surrey. News
Rhino horn sales under the new rules – what is the effect? 26 March 2012 THE new ‘emergency guidance’ banning the export of worked rhinoceros horn appeared to have a limited effect at the first sale since it was introduced without notice on March 12. News
The robber, the rhino horn and the pottery Great Dane 26 March 2012 A RUGBY-tackling mystery hero and a life-size pottery Great Dane helped scupper a daylight smash-and-grab raid targeting a rhino horn libation cup. News
Rhino horn restrictions to include all ‘worked’ items 19 March 2012 RESTRICTIONS surrounding the export of rhino horn from countries within the European Union have been further tightened to include all items, whether or not they have been ‘worked’. News
Yet more Rhino horn thefts 25 July 2011 THEFTS of old rhino horn trophies, wanted for their value in Chinese medicine, are continuing.
Surrey town falls victim to hooded gang targeting silver 20 June 2011 HASLEMERE in Surrey has fallen victim to a gang targeting silver for melt, two weeks after thieves stole a rhino head from the town’s museum.
Thieves target museum for rhino head 06 June 2011 A THEFT of a rhino head from a museum in Surrey is thought to have been motivated by the hugely valuable trade in rhino horn.
Thieves target rhino horn at Sworders’ sale 28 February 2011 A TAXIDERMY rhinoceros head mount has been stolen Sworders auction house in Stansted Mountfitchet in what police believe was a raid planned by professional thieves.
Ban on rhino horn comes into force immediately 21 February 2011 THE ban on selling rhino horn trophies, scheduled for introduction over the next couple of months, has been brought into force with immediate effect. News
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