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Not sure why this comment is being downvoted. Wikipedia attributes poaching pretty much entirely to demand for rhino horn in "traditional Asian medicine". > Rh
by majos 9y ago
Not sure why this comment is being downvoted. Wikipedia attributes poaching pretty much entirely to demand for rhino horn in "traditional Asian medicine".
> Rhino horn can fetch tens of thousands of dollars per kilogram on the black market in Asia and, depending on the exact price, can be worth more than its weight in gold.
- soundwave106 9y agoYeah, I'm not sure either. (The misspellings, perhaps?) From what I've read, there has been some pretty decent progress in reducing demand for elephant ivory, which has a similar issue in Asia, due to various information campaigns. (https://www.economist.com/news/china/21678838-remarkable-progress-ivory-and-shark-fin-none-rhino-horn-elephants-fight-back https://www.economist.com/news/china/21678838-remarkable-pro...) Sadly, this seems to have not worked for the rhino.
- nkkollaw 9y ago> Yeah, I'm not sure either. (The misspellings, perhaps?) Cell phone :-)
- jackhack 9y agoI saw a billboard in central North Carolina which read "I am not medicine" or similar, with a sad-looking rhino closeup photo in the background. Two thoughts on this: 1) Isn't this billboard in the wrong continent and language? North Americans in central NC are not the ones killing and consuming these endangered animals. 2) (cynically) Billboards are expensive. There must be money to be made in this misery. I guess we are ripe for knee-jerk guilt-trips and the donations that follow. It disgusts me.