Rhino poaching is up in Africa and Southeast Asia, despite conservation efforts. Rhino poaching is especially high in Zimbabwe, because poachers are rarely caught there.
Rhinos are primarily poached for their horns, which can actually be taken off without harm to the rhino by experienced rangers (read: rangers with tranquilizer guns). It's sad that the rhinos are being killed for, basically, nothing. Not to mention, the horns are useless.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8388606.stm
-Brown Rhino
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