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Dehorning rhinos helps – but it’s just buying time
We shouldn’t have to dehorn rhinos to keep them safe. The ideal is to let rhinos live as they should — horns and all. That’s the message from a Nelson Mandela University scientist who led a landmark seven-year study showing that while dehorning can significantly reduce poaching, it’s not a long-term solution. To truly protect rhinos, he says, we must dismantle the criminal syndicates.
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theguardian.com
Dehorning rhinos reduces poaching by 80%, study finds
Cutting off the animals’ horns, which costs a fraction of traditional protection methods, reduced illegal hunting by nearly 80%, say experts
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dailymaverick.co.za
Dehorning rhinos helps – but it’s just buying time
We shouldn’t have to dehorn rhinos to keep them safe. The ideal is to let rhinos live as they should — horns and all. That’s the message from a Nelson Mandela University scientist…
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washingtonpost.com
To save rhinos, conservationists are removing their horns
Across South Africa, removing the the object of poachers’ desire reduced rhino deaths by 78 percent, while it raised the question: What is a rhino without its horns?