"If you cut the horn about three inches above its base, it will grow back in two years. That means there is a never ending supply of rhino horn if we're smart enough to keep the bloody animals alive." ...
Arrie Van Deventer, an orphanage founder, noted that cutting off the rhino horns has not deterred poachers. "Maybe this is the thing that will stop poaching.This is the best idea I’ve ever heard ...
By Victoria Schneider Vietnam, a major hub for rhino horn trafficking, is in the spotlight at an international meeting this ...
Users of rhino horn believe it to have medicinal value ... so our product can be seen as a universal cutting agent”, asserted Pembient’s CEO. “In the drug trade, you can think of a cutting agent as ...
Their horns are in demand in Asia, primarily in Vietnam and China, for use in traditional medicines and for artistic carvings. Wealthy businessmen in particular desire rhino horn products as a way ...
“I’m thankful CITES countries didn’t re-open the bloody ivory and rhino horn trades, and that the international community recognizes the grave threat trade poses to reptiles, amphibians and many ...
Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high driven by Asian demand for horns, according to new research. Geneva, Switzerland — Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high ...
Angola, for instance, “reported seizing 58 kg [128 pounds] of rhino horn from 2018 to 2024, but did not share any samples for forensic analysis,” Tench added.