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With Chinese quackery behind the demand for rhino horn, and with China's increasing presence in Africa, I am really surprised that the Chinese government is not
by Camillo 11y ago
With Chinese quackery behind the demand for rhino horn, and with China's increasing presence in Africa, I am really surprised that the Chinese government is not doing more to save the rhinos. If I were a high-ranking communist bureaucrat, I would see this as an easy chance to score points for national (and personal) prestige, yet there seems to be zero interest. Why?
- ziahamza 11y agoI don't think its just China. Horns used to be one of the ingredients in classic chinese medicine, but its drastically reduced next to none after horns were banned a couple of decades ago. India itself is a big importer of horns and I think much bigger then China
- random_ind_dude 11y ago>India itself is a big importer of horns and I think much bigger then China That's not true at all. In fact India has two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhino population in the Kaziranga National Park. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park There are armed guards protecting the rhinos and they've even shot and killed poachers, though poaching still happens due to demand from Southeast Asia. http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-poachers-killed-by-forest-guards-in-assams-kaziranga-national-park-726881 http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-poachers-killed-by-forest-g... As per the article below, Vietnam is the country that is driving the current demand for rhino horns. http://qz.com/82302/theres-a-country-that-will-pay-300000-per-rhino-horn-to-cure-cancer-and-hangovers-and-its-wiping-out-rhinos/ http://qz.com/82302/theres-a-country-that-will-pay-300000-pe...
- logingone 11y agoThere is also use by Somalis / Yemenis for dagger hilts and handles.