Baskin, Y., 1991. Archaeologists lends a technique to rhino protectors. Bioscience 41 (8): 532-534
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Distribution - Reasons for decline |
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African Rhino Species |
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The rhino's greatest liability is its horn. In China, it has been long valued as a staple in folk medicines. In Yemen, it is carved into expensive dagger handles. Trade in rhino horn has been banned by international treaty for more than a decade, but the ban has done little to stem the animal's slaughter. A rhino sporting ten pounds of horn worth at least $20,000 in Taiwan is a tempting target for hunters in the earth's poorest regions. Most surviving rhino populations are small, heavily managed, and dependent on government-hired armed guards to save them from poachers.
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