rhino poaching
Illegal horn harvest
Rhino poaching is the illegal hunting and killing of rhinoceroses, typically for their horns.
The horns command high prices on black markets, particularly in parts of Asia where they're valued in traditional medicine or as status symbols.
Poaching has driven several rhino species toward extinction: Anti-poaching units patrol the reserve around the clock.
- ivoryTusk-derived material
- hornPointed animal headgear
- AfricaSecond-largest continent
- South AfricanOf a southern nation
- endangeredAt risk of extinction
wildlife · wildlife crime · conservation · smuggling · black market · criminal network · tusks · rangers · Kenya · safari · savanna · game reserve · extinction · illegal · trafficking · syndicates · carcass · protection
- eco-crimesillegal logging, illegal dumping, wildlife trafficking, toxic dumping, illegal fishing
- wildlife threatsbiodiversity loss, extinction, habitat loss, species extinction, species loss
- animal crueltyanimal abuse, animal cruelty, dogfighting, neglect, torture
- Environmental problemsair pollution, water pollution, climate change, global warming, habitat loss
- overexploitationoverfishing, overfish, overhunting, overharvest, overgrazing
- rhinos
rhino poachingwildlife conservation
Protecting animals and ecosystems
wildlife protection · captive breeding · habitat preservation · wildlife rehabilitation · ecosystem restoration
rhino poachingwildlife preservation
Protecting wild species and habitats
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