Rhino Horns and South Africa

South Africa: Between 1990 and 2007 poachers killed on average 14 rhinos a year in South Africa. Last year it was more than one thousand and this year a new record could be reached. By mid-July 558 rhinos had perished already in South Africa, killed for their horns which are then re-sold in Asia. Despite long term efforts to increase the white and black rhino population, their survival is still endangered, according to Deutsche Welle. Its all about status Poachers from Mozambique poorest villages sneak into South Africa, heavily armed under the cover of darkness. They are here to hunt rhinos. The money they make from just one rhino horn is enough to feed their families for months. Its a payoff worth risking their lives for. It takes just 48 hours for the rhino horns to be transported from South Africa to Asia. Many rich buyers in Asia like to show off their new wealth with rhino horns and ivory. In Vietnam, where most of the horns are sent, the elite even like to mix grinded rhino horn into their drinks. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.

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