South African dehorning initiative aims for ‘zero poached’ white rhinos

Mongabay
Apr 30, 2021, 11:12 am148 pts
The team works quickly. As soon as a rhino is safely sedated, they motor up a chainsaw and begin shearing off the animal’s signature horns. White flakes of keratin fly through the air like snow, littering the ground. When they power the chainsaw off, only stubs are left where the rhino’s horns used to be.…

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