The rhino wars of Zimbabwe

Over the past ten years, 178 poachers have been killed by scouts, and seven scouts have been killed by poachers.

Sees black rhino, together with Zoe Jewell and Sky Alibhai.

Dehorning porgram pioneered in Namibia in 1990, adopted by Zimbabwe in 1992. Even dehorning advocates don't claim that it is an ideal solution. One study in Namibia suggested that dehorned mothers are unable to defend their calves against predators, although Alibhai and jewell have not found this to be true in Zimbabwe. Dehorning is also very expensive, costing about $1400 to dehorn a single rhino, and since the horn grows back, the operation has to be repeated regularly.