Rhino Poacher Killed by Guards at Orang National Park

Tweet Forest guards at Assam’s Orang National Park have shot and killed a rhino poacher. Forest guards at Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park finally prevailed after a 30 minute gun battle with a gang of three rhino poachers. Although two poachers fled the scene, one of the men was shot and killed. Authorities also recovered [...]

Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, Indian rhino, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Assam, China, Chinese, Chinese medicine, Chinese pharmaceuticals, Greater One-Horned Rhino, India, Indian rhino, Orang National Park, poacher, Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, superstition, TCM, Vietnam, Vietnamese

15 Mar 10

Rhino Horn: Scientific Analysis Finds No Medical Properties [Video]

Tweet Centuries-old superstitions originating in China about rhino horn have made rhinos one of the world’s most endangered species. Yet the evidence is clear: Rhino horn contains no medical properties. In the lab at Zoological Society of London, Dr. Raj Amin concludes via scientific analysis that rhino horn contains no medical properties. He also finds [...]

Posted in Rhino Conservation, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Thoughts, opinions, observations by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged China, Chinese medicine, Chinese pharmaceuticals, critically endangered species, Dr. Raj Amin, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, superstition, Zoological Society of London, ZSL

20 Jan 10

Zimbabwe Rhino Poacher Sentenced to 17 Years: Turning Point At Last?

Tweet The Masvingo regional court has sentenced a member of the Mazhongwe rhino poaching gang to 17 years in prison for killing an endangered rhino. Justice – at last: Zimbabwe rhino poacher Tichaona Mutyairi has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for killing a rhino and firing on police in October 2009. After years [...]

Posted in African Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching by Rhishja Cota-Larson
Tagged Africa, Black Rhino, China, Chinese, Chinese pharmaceuticals, critically endangered species, Diceros bicornis, poacher, Poaching, Rhino Horn, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Zimbabwe

15 Jan 10

Is Surge in Illegal Rhino Horn Trade Linked to China’s Designation of TCM as ‘Strategic Industry’?

Tweet Shortly after China’s designation of ‘traditional Chinese medicine’ as a strategic industry, rhino poaching suddenly skyrocketed – and has not stopped. In November 2005, the Chinese government declared “traditional Chinese medicine” (TCM) production to be a “strategic industry” – and in 2006, illegal rhino horn trade and rhino poaching began to escalate. Is this [...]