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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30 Jan 12
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Posted in African Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Thoughts, opinions, observations
Tagged bogus medicine, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, Chinese rhino farms, illegal rhino horn trade, Longui Pharmaceutical, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cancer myth, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged bogus medicine, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, Chinese rhino farms, illegal rhino horn trade, Longui Pharmaceutical, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cancer myth, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
26 Jan 12
Although it has been widely thought that the rumor of rhino horn’s alleged “cancer-curing” power started in Vietnam, we now strongly suspect that this rumor originated with (or was propagated by) China’s Longhui Pharmaceutical “rhino horn harvesting” project.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged illegal rhino horn trade, Longhui Pharmaceutical, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cancer myth, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged illegal rhino horn trade, Longhui Pharmaceutical, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn cancer myth, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
15 Jan 12
Police in Guwahati have arrested a man identified as Chin Khansong after he sneaked into the Assam State Zoo with a .303 rifle, ammunition, an axe, and a machete. The suspect confessed he was planning to kill “as many rhinos as possible” in order to sell their horns.
Posted in Asian Rhinos, Captive Rhinos, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Assam State Zoo, Chin Khansong, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Manipur, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
Tagged Assam State Zoo, Chin Khansong, Chinese, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal rhino horn trade, Manipur, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine
13 Nov 11
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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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Black Rhino, Endangered Species, Greater One-Horned Rhino, illegal trade in rhino horn, Indian rhino, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Public Awareness Videos, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Education, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, World Rhino Day
Tagged Chinese, illegal rhino horn trade, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, rhino horn is not medicine, Rhino Poaching, superstition, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, World Rhino Day
24 Oct 11
Tragic news: The extinction of the Javan rhino (Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus) in Vietnam is now confirmed, according to WWF and the International Rhino Foundation (IRF).
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Posted in Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Javan Rhino, Public Awareness, Rhino Conservation, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Cat Tien National Park, conservation failure, critically endangered species, illegal rhino horn trade, Javan Rhino, javan rhino extinct, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Asia, Asian rhino, Cat Tien National Park, conservation failure, critically endangered species, illegal rhino horn trade, Javan Rhino, javan rhino extinct, Public Awareness, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Rhinoceros sondaicus annamiticus, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese
9 Sep 11
The Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine (RCHM) in the UK has issued a statement condemning the use of rhino horn in Chinese medicine.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, Endangered Species, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged China, Public Awareness, RCHM, Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Rhino Horn, rhino horn medicine myth, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, World Rhino Day
Tagged China, Public Awareness, RCHM, Register of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Rhino Horn, rhino horn medicine myth, Rhino Poaching, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, UK, World Rhino Day
15 Aug 11
The President of the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ACTCM) and Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (CCAOM) has released a statement opposing the use of rhino horn in medicines.
13 Jul 11
As the rhino death toll continues to rise in South Africa, disconcerting information regarding the country’s legal rhino trade continues to emerge.
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Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, Chumlong Lemtongthai, Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, legal rhino horn trade, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn trrade, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, China, China rhino farms, Chinese, Chumlong Lemtongthai, Dawie Groenewald, illegal rhino horn trade, legal rhino horn trade, rhino, Rhino Horn, rhino horn trrade, Rhino Poaching, South Africa, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnamese
11 Jul 11
A French museum and a Czech castle are the latest locations hit by thieves who are cashing in on the illegal rhino horn trade.
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Posted in African Rhinos, Asian Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching
Tagged Africa, antique rhino horn, Asia, Blois, China, Chinese, Czech castle, Czech Republic, France, French museum, illegal rhino horn trade, Irish gangs, Liechtensteiner, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino trophy, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese
Tagged Africa, antique rhino horn, Asia, Blois, China, Chinese, Czech castle, Czech Republic, France, French museum, illegal rhino horn trade, Irish gangs, Liechtensteiner, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhino trophy, Saving Rhinos, TCM, traditional Chinese medicine, Vietnam, Vietnamese
9 Jul 11
South Africa’s elite police force known as the Hawks have arrested a Thai national at his residence in Edenvale. The suspect had used legal trophy hunts as a cover for acquiring rhino horn, which he sent abroad for illegal use in traditional Chinese medicine.
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Posted in African Rhinos, illegal trade in rhino horn, Public Awareness, Rhino Crime Syndicates, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, Southern white rhino, White Rhinos
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Edenvale, illegal rhino horn trade, lion bone, Phichet Thongphai, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Punpitak Chunchom, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, Thai, Thai national arrested, Thailand, tiger bone, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino, Xaysavang Export Import
Tagged Africa, China, Chinese, Edenvale, illegal rhino horn trade, lion bone, Phichet Thongphai, poacher, Poaching, Public Awareness, Punpitak Chunchom, rhino, Rhino Horn, Rhino Poaching, rhinoceros, Saving Rhinos, TCM, Thai, Thai national arrested, Thailand, tiger bone, traditional Chinese medicine, trophy hunting, Vietnam, Vietnamese, white rhino, Xaysavang Export Import
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