Poaching boom is once again threatening the world’s rhinos

July 11th, 2009

Poaching crisis as rhino horn demand booms in Asia
July 2009. Rhino poaching worldwide is poised to hit a 15-year-high driven by increased demand in Asia, according to new research.

Poachers in Africa and Asia are killing an ever increasing number of rhinos-an estimated two to three a week in some areas-to meet a growing demand for horns believed in some countries to have medicinal value, according to a briefing to a key international wildlife trade body by WWF, the International Union for ...

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