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I 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 ban

I 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...