3 Orbit radiotracking rhino

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3 Orbit radiotracking rhino
Rhino monitor Orbit radio-tracks a rhino from a rock formation in Bubye Valley Conservancy (Photo by Rick. Barongi)

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  • Randy on 7-Jan-10 6:47 PM permalink

    In watching a show about raising a baby rhino. It was talked about how they had cut off the horn of the mother rhino with the idea that the poachers would leave her alone. Why is this not done more and the horns sold cheap to keep the poachers out of a job. By the way, the horns grow back and it could be like a farm.

  • Linda on 10-Dec-09 11:55 PM permalink

    I have volunteered tracking rhinos like this, so I know how hard the work can be and how dedicated these people are. I respect and appreciate immensely their effort to preserve a species who could thrive quite well on this planet were it not for man's insane appetite for a tightly massed bundle of keratin. Its hair folks, neither magical nor with any special masculine attributes. Will we figure that out before its too late? Again, my sincere thanks to those of you fighting the battle for


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