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The trouble with using synthetic rhino horn (now in Spanish!)

24/12/2015

Last July I wrote and article on the potential problems around the production and sale of synthetic rhino as a solution for the rhino poaching crisis. Now this article has been translated into Spanish and republished in the magazine of the Iberian Zoo Keepers Association (AICAS). I am grateful for their interest in my work … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: AICAS, horn, illegal, poaching, rhino, synthetic, vietnam, Wildlife Trade

The trouble with using synthetic rhino horn to stop poaching

08/07/2015

In 2014, one rhino was killed every eight hours. That was in South Africa alone, where most of the world’s rhinos live. At this rate, rhino deaths may overtake births by 2016-2018, making the concept of the rhino’s extinction very real. Spurred by this grim prospect, governments, businesses and governmental organizations have discussed a wide … [Read more…]

Posted in: In the popular press Tagged: china, Conservation, demand, horn, illegal, pembient, poaching, reduction, rhino, rhinoceros, south africa, synthetic, trade, vietnam

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