A state-funded 2008 rhino horn research proposal from China has raised some serious questions surrounding the escalation in demand for rhino horn. There are concerns that the project’s timing served as one of the catalysts for the surge in rhino killings across Southern Africa by encouraging the use of rhino horn, and that the researchers are attempting to circumvent CITES research provisions by farming rhinos.
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17 Nov 10
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Posted in African Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, Asia, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, CITES, Hainan Province, illegal rhino horn trade, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cultivation, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Sanya City Center, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
Tagged Africa, Asia, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, CITES, Hainan Province, illegal rhino horn trade, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cultivation, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Sanya City Center, Saving Rhinos, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino
20 Jul 10
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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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, Asia, China, Chinese, Chinese rhino farm, Chinese tiger farms, extinction, Hainan Province, illegal rhino horn trade, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, rhino farm, rhino farming China, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Sanya City, South Africa, superstition, TCM, tiger farm, traditional Chinese medicine
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