What's Happening to Africa's Rhino?
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The Rhino Horn Crisis and the Darknet

The Rhino Horn Crisis and the Darknet | What's Happening to Africa's Rhino? | Scoop.it

Rhinoceros horn trafficking has become a billion dollar business and the scourge of a threatened species. I went looking for it online....

 

After I posted my request, plenty of people wrote back, though it wasn't clear who was trying to sell and who was trying to scam. But one respondent sounded more serious. His email handle was "Keros," the Greek word for horn, and he dismissed my request as amateurish, explaining that the horn trade isn't something to take lightly. "Anyway," he wrote, "my material is black rhino horn pure keratin hunted in Namibia. I have three in the US right now."...

Wildlife Margrit's insight:

Unfortunately the internet is a huge market place for the illegal wildlife trade.

Please report any websites you may find to the proper authorities... or let us know and we'll pass it along for you

info@Nikela.org 

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Africa's Western Black Rhino Declared Extinct

Africa's Western Black Rhino Declared Extinct | What's Happening to Africa's Rhino? | Scoop.it
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature is officially declaring the western black rhino of Africa extinct. In its latest assessment of the situation, the IUCN says two other sub-species of rhinoceros also are close to extinction.
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