Taken to the hilt: demand for rhino horn greater than ever

1999 Yemen, now 900/kg; craftsmen get 390/kg for chips and poweder from Chinese and Koreans

Survey June 1999. Survey found 100 craftsmen in 59 workshops making or repairing rhino-horn handles, only one craftsman was working with new horn. Prices are rising. More Yemeni men are wearing daggers, because it is now legal since 1990. Use of new rhino horn is prohibited, but no effective penalties.