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Endangered rhinos, horns, daggers, art and Chinese medicine
ENDANGERED RHINOSThe world's rhino population has declined 90 percent since 1970, conservationists estimate. In Africa, there are some 20,150 white rhinos that are near threatened and 4,840 black rhin
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‘Rhino Coin’: Can a Cryptocurrency Help Save Africa’s Rhinoceroses?
By Adam WelzSouth African ranchers who raise rhinos are supporting a virtual currency, backed by stockpiles of valuable rhino horn, to fund protection of the threatened animals. But their hopes rest o
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2.1 LEGALIZING HORN TRADE AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO REDUCE POACHING OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN RHINOCEROS
by Jason CochranThe long-term sustainability of South African rhinoceroses is in jeopardy due to exponential increases in poaching. In an effort to reduce poaching, many approaches have been tried wit
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China's Legalization of Domestic Rhino Horn Trade: Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioner Perspectives and the Likelihood of Prescription
by: Hubert Cheung, Lorraine Mazerolle, Hugh P. Possingham & Duan BiggsSummary:Despite the international ban on the trade of rhino horn that has been in place since 1977, persistent demand for horn
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Rewilding 2,000 Rhino
African Parks is now the official custodian of 2,000 southern white rhino, with one, clear intent: to rewild these rhinos over the next ten years. Our vision is to translocate them to multiple well-ma
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Barbara Creecy hints at tax incentives for private owners of SA rhino herds
Such incentives could bring some relief to owners who battle poachers at their own cost.Read the article here: Source
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Shaky future for 2,000 rhinos after mega-breeder’s auction fails to attract bidders
IntroductionAt the end of April 2023, the owner of the largest rhino herd in the world put his whole rhino breeding operation up for auction. Will John Hume find a philanthropic billionaire who will b
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Fate of an eighth of the world’s white rhinos to be decided in SA this week
IntroductionThe world’s biggest rhino breeder plans to this week announce what will happen to a ranch where an eighth of the world’s white rhinos live after an auction for the property and its animals
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Half of Africa’s white rhino population is in private hands – it’s time for a new conservation approach
Southern white rhinos are widely known as conservation success story. Their population grew from fewer than 100 individuals in the 1920s to 20,000 in 2012, mostly in South Africa.This success was part
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