‘Bogus Medicine: China’s Rhino Horn Scheme’ [Video]

Why does the demand for rhino horn persist? After all, rhino horn has no proven medicinal value. However, China (using rhinos imported from South Africa) is engaged in a profit-seeking scheme that depends on sick people using rhino horn instead of taking medicine.

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19 Dec 11

List of 10 Useful ‘Rhino Horn is Not Medicine’ Quotes (with Source Links!)

The world’s leading conservation and environmental organizations – among others – are speaking out against the use of rhino horn as a medical treatment. Check out this list of quotes with source links and a few videos.

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13 Nov 11

‘CITES and the Rhino Horn Trade’ [Slideshow]

This informative 30-page slideshow presentation points out that the solutions to the rhino crisis can be found in increased protection in all implicated states through international and national legislation, improved enforcement, stiffer penalties, and demand reduction – not legalized trade.

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11 Nov 11

Take Action to Protect the World’s Only Javan Rhinos

There are fewer than 50 Javan rhinos left in the world and you can help protect them by supporting Operation Javan Rhino, a global partnership led by International Rhino Foundation and Save the Rhino International.

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3 Oct 11

Update from Nepal: World Rhino Day 2011

On September 22, 2011, World Rhino Day was celebrated for the first time in Nepal.

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Tagged Asian rhino, Chitwan National Park, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Nepal, PARC Nepal, Partnership for Rhino Conservation, Public Awareness, Saving Rhinos, World Rhino Day

29 Sep 11

Vietnamese Officials Tell South Africa: Rhino Horn Myth Needs to Be Debunked

The widely-publicized meeting between Vietnamese and South African officials earlier this week could actually be a step in the right direction: A Vietnamese diplomat was quoted as saying “we need to get rid of the wrong understanding that rhino horn can cure cancer.”

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19 Sep 11

Javan and Sumatran Rhino Posters

Posters featuring critically endangered Javan and Sumatran rhinos are now available!

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7 Sep 11

World Rhino Day: Celebrating Rhinos Texas-Style in the USA

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center will celebrate World Rhino Day by hosting an art contest for local schoolchildren, and selling the art on September 22 at Hollywood and Vine restaurant in Glen Rose. All proceeds from the art show and a portion of the proceeds from the dinners served on World Rhino Day will go to Fossil Rim’s rhino program.

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30 Aug 11

Nepal Prepares for Historic World Rhino Day

Conservationists and local communities living in the Chitwan National Park buffer zone are getting ready to celebrate the country’s greater one-horned rhino on World Rhino Day.