South Africa’s 70,000kg rhino horn stockpile must be burnt to prevent illegal trading

Category : Wildlife | Location : International  | Posted on 2024-07-05 05:36:54

Rhino are poached (killed) for their horn, which is then illegally traded. With the three Asiatic rhino species on the precipice of extinction, the main sources of rhino horn today are the African rhino: the black rhino and the white rhino. Today, South Africa has fewer than 23,000 rhino left of a historical population of 500,000. In 2023 alone, 449 rhino were lost to poaching.

Source: https://www.downtoearth.org.in/africa/south-africas-70000kg-rhino-horn-stockpile-must-be-burnt-to-prevent-illegal-trading-2