Rhino poaching reached reached an all-time high in 2010 with almost one rhino a day being illegaly killed for their prized horns. 10 of the rhino's killed were the endangered black rhinos. This is truely a tragedy. There are only approximately 3,000 black rhinos left in the wild. 3,000 seems like a big number but its not really. Especially when you consider 10 rhinos are killed a year.
Rhinos are killed for their horns which are used in traditional Asian medicines. There are claims that rhino horns can help cure cancer but there is no medical evidence to prove these claims. So basically, the killing of these rhinos is completely pointless. To read the complete article and find out how you can help stop illegal rhino poaching click here.
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Thats sad...
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