Zimbabwe is dehorning its rhinos to curb poaching

Mongabay
By Shreya DasguptaSep 6, 2016, 9:20 am151 pts
In 2015, at least 1,338 rhinos were illegally killed for their horns across Africa. Of these 50 rhinos were killed in Zimbabwe. To help curb poaching, Zimbabwe has announced plans to dehorn the nearly 100 rhinos residing in its state parks. Private conservancies, which house some 600 additional rhinos, may…

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