Six Rhino Poachers Arrested Over the Weekend in Assam

Tweet Authorities have arrested six rhino poachers near Assam’s Orang National Park. Four rhino poachers were arrested Saturday as they were plotting to kill rhinos in Assam’s Orang National Park. Thanks to a tip, authorities raided a house in Bihudia village, which is located near the edge of the park. On Sunday, two more poachers [...]

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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 [...]