Chinese News Reports Arrival of 12 Rhinos From South Africa

Tweet A Chinese media source has reported the arrival of 12 rhinos from South Africa. Yunnan Wild Animal Park in Kunming, China, reportedly received 12 young rhinos from Johannesburg, South Africa, during the last week of June. The average age of these rhinos is just four years old. Rhishja Cota-LarsonI am the founder of Saving [...]

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20 Jul 10

Revealed: Location of China’s Rhino Farm and ‘Horn Harvesting’ Experiments

Tweet Troubling information indicates China is already farming rhinos for horn. A disturbing proposal from China reveals that “artificial propagation” of rhinos is under way, and the use of rhino horn as an “important raw material” in traditional Chinese medicine is being promoted and encouraged. Is China preparing for an attempt to have the ban [...]

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7 Mar 10

‘Rhino Farms’ in China: Stimulating Illegal Trade, Driving Rhinos Closer to Extinction

Tweet Disturbing information indicates that China has imported an unusually high number of live rhinos from South Africa in order to harvest horns for so-called “medicinal” purposes. As demand for rhino horn continue to undermine decades of rhino conservation, an alarming report has revealed that China is “farming” rhinos for horns – an appalling practice [...]