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Menon, V., 1995. Under siege: poaching and protection of greater one-horned rhinoceroses in India. Delhi, Traffic India, pp. i-iv, 1-114
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From India. Most of the Indian horn found its way, as far back as the early 1970s, to Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea. Later studies showed that demand for Asian horn in Taiwan and South Korea continued, 31% of shops selling rhinoceros horn in Taipei and Kaohsiung identifying their horn as Asian.
Official imports of Indian Rhino horn in South Korea
1973 30 kg value $ 1055
1977 19 kg value $ 1661
1979 20 kg value $ 6775
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