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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

douglas9

(4,358 posts) Tue Feb 27, 2024, 02:09 PM Feb 27

Fear for rhinos as poachers kill 500 in South Africa [View all]

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) — Conservationists raised the alarm on Tuesday as South Africa reported a sharp increase in rhino poaching, with almost 500 animals killed last year.

The country is home to a large majority of the world's rhinos and a hotspot for poaching, which is driven by demand from Asia, where horns are used in traditional medicine for their supposed therapeutic effect.

The environment ministry said that, despite government efforts to tackle the illicit trade, 499 of the thick-skinned herbivores were killed in 2023, mostly in state-run parks. This represents an 11% increase over the 2022 figure.

https://www.courthousenews.com/fear-for-rhinos-as-poachers-kill-500-in-south-africa/

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Fear for rhinos as poachers kill 500 in South Africa [View all] douglas9 Feb 27 OP

This is disgusting and the horns are useless medically. pandr32 Feb 27 #1

The black bear thing... 2naSalit Feb 27 #2

There was an expos done in Vancouver by a Chinese/Canadian journalist. pandr32 Feb 27 #3

Happened in the touristown... 2naSalit Feb 27 #5

Probably paid protection. pandr32 Feb 27 #8

More than likely... 2naSalit Feb 27 #9

My wife saw a documentary somewhere where a black bear was held in a cage and "milked" for bile through LT Barclay Feb 27 #11

Operation Bite Back predated the Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act by around a decade. flvegan Mar 4 #12

Thanks for the offer, but a right leaning democrat is still preferable to any republican. Maybe there was a day long LT Barclay Mar 4 #13

I think a non profit sending free Viagra to China along with a billboard campaign LT Barclay Feb 27 #6

Free Viagra sounds okay, but... pandr32 Feb 27 #7

We'll have to find a culturally relevant athlete! Maybe some "scientific" studies, see if eating spiders enables people LT Barclay Feb 27 #10

I consider myself a peaceful person.... Ferrets are Cool Feb 27 #4