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  • HOMEWelcome to Rhino Review
    • ABOUT THIS REVIEW
      • CHAPTER OVERVIEW
      • A MESSAGE FROM OUR FOUNDER
      • A MESSAGE FROM OUR EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
      • VOICES FOR RHINOS
  • What’s NewNews & updates
    • Rhino NewsLatest happenings in the world of rhinos
    • Site UpdatesNew developments
  • Meet the RhinosAn overview of the five living species –their anatomy, natural history & behavior
    • CHAPTER OVERVIEW
    • RhinosA quick introduction
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • THE CRASH IN NUMBERS—HOW DID THIS HAPPEN?
      • WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE?
    • Rhinos in BriefThe five living species—how they compare
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • Sumatran Rhino
      • Javan Rhino
      • Black Rhino
      • Indian Rhino
      • White Rhino
    • Rhino AnatomyAn illustrated guide to the rhino’s body
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • RHINO BRAINS—DIFFERENT STRENGTHS FOR DIFFERENT LIFESTYLES
      • SHORT SIGHTED?—NOT REALLY
      • COPING WITH A RHINO DIET
      • THICK SKINNED-BUT SENSITIVE
    • Naming RhinosHow and why rhinos are given their names
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • ARISTOTLE TO LINNAEUS —THE HISTORY OF NAMING ANIMALS & PLANTS
      • TAXONOMY TODAY—A COMPLEX SCIENCE
      • CATALOGUING THE LIVING WORLD—A VITAL TASK
      • RHINOS AND THEIR SCIENTIFIC NAMES
      • RHINOS AND THEIR COMMON NAMES
    • WHITE RHINOS—ONE SPECIES…OR TWO?The taxonomic tussle over naming White Rhinos
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • NORTHERN V SOUTHERN—THE PHYSICAL DIFFERENCES
      • ARE THESE DIFFERENCES ENOUGH?
  • All About HornWhat is it? Does it have medical value? Myths & legends
    • CHAPTER OVERVIEW
    • MEDICINAL VALUE—DOES OR DOESN’T HORN HAVE CURATIVE POWERS
    • WHAT IS RHINO HORN?
    • HORN REMEDIES ACROSS CULTURES & TIMEIncluding Traditional Chinese Medicine
    • RHINOS & UNICORNS—MYTHS, LEGENDS & FAIRY TALES
  • Rhino TimelinesA two-part illustrated guide to the story of rhinos
    • CHAPTER OVERVIEW55 million years of evolution & 700,000 years of human/rhino interaction
    • A 55 MILLION-YEAR JOURNEY
    • Rhinos & Us
  • Where Rhinos LiveA map-based overview of the past and present-day ranges of the five living species
    • CHAPTER OVERVIEWWhere do Rhinos live
    • THE RHINO COUNTRIES
      • SUMATRAN RHINO
      • JAVAN RHINO
      • BLACK RHINO
      • INDIAN RHINO
      • WHITE RHINO
  • The World of ConservationA global overview of the major organizations that oversee nature conservation
    • CHAPTER OVERVIEW
    • The United Nations (UN)
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • THE UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME (UNEP)The UN’s environmental agenda, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES)
      • ALL ABOUT CITES
      • PROTECTING 35,000 SPECIES
      • RHINOS & CITES
    • THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR CONSERVATION OF NATURE (IUCN)
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • HOW THE IUCN WORKSThe Global Species Programme, the Species Survival Commission, the Red List of threatened species and the African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups
      • IUCN SPECIES CLASSIFICATIONHow plants and animals are assessed
      • RHINOS AND THE RED LISTA catalogue of the species under threat
    • InterpolThe world’s international police network
    • THE RHINO RANGE STATESThe African and Asian countries with rhino populations
    • CIVIL SOCIETYThe international, regional and local network of charities and other non-government organizations around the world
  • POACHING—THE KILLING FIELDSA history of rhino exploitation from the time of early humans to the present, including the current poaching crisis and all the statistics
    • Chapter Overview
    • STONE-AGE BUTCHERS & THE RISE OF THE PLOUGH
    • FOUR CENTURIES OF EXPLOITATION
    • THE RISE OF CONSERVATION—BUT THE KILLING CONTINUES
    • RHINO HORN & DAGGER HANDLES
    • A DECADE OF CALM—BUT TROUBLE IN NEPAL
    • THE WHITE RHINO SAGA
    • WARNING SIGNS IN ZIMBABWE—AND THEN THE ONSLAUGHT
    • HOW MANY RHINOS DOES KRUGER REALLY HAVE?
    • THE GLOBAL VIEW
    • TRIUMPH IN TRAGEDY
  • Horn TraffickingThe Journey of a horn—from crime scene to end user via ever-changing smuggling routes
    • Chapter OverviewThe journey of a horn – from crime scene to end user via ever-changing smuggling routes
      • Horn Trafficking
      • PSEUDO HUNTS & POACHING GANGS
      • THE MOVE TO MOZAMBIQUE
    • SHIFTING SMUGGLING ROUTES
    • SHIFTING CONCEALMENT TACTICS
    • SHIFTING TRANSPORTATION & EXPORT POINTS
    • SHIFTING CONSUMER MARKETS
  • NO TRADE VERSUS PRO TRADE—THE GREAT DEBATEPresenting both sides in one of the most controversial conservation issues of our time
    • Chapter Overview
    • Setting the scene
      • SECTION OVERVIEW
      • ENVIRONMENTAL CRIME—A MASSIVE INDUSTRY
      • THE BLACK MARKET VALUE OF RHINO HORN
      • THE LEGAL POSITION—AS IT STANDS
      • RHINO HORN STOCKPILES
      • WHAT TO DO WITH STOCKPILED HORN
      • SOUTH AFRICA’S DOMESTIC TRADE MORITORIUM
      • JOHN HUME’S RHINO AUCTION
    • A LEGAL TRADE—THE ARGUMENTS FOR & AGAINST
      • Section overviewThe no trade/pro trade positions in the context of 10 key questions
      • 1. IS HORN A SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE THAT CAN BE PRODUCED WITHOUT HARMING RHINOS?
      • 2. COULD ENOUGH HORN BE LEGALLY PRODUCED TO SATISFY A LEGAL MARKET?
      • 3. COULD REVENUES FROM LEGAL SALES GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS FUNDING RHINO PROTECTION & CONSERVATION?
      • 4. TRADE BANS DON’T WORK—DO HISTORY & CURRENT EXPERIENCE SUPPORT THIS?
      • 5. HAVE DEMAND REDUCTION EFFORTS WORKED?
      • 6. WOULD CONSUMERS BE ATTRACTED TO A LEGAL AVENUE FOR ACQUIRING HORN?
      • 7. WOULD SMUGGLERS ACCEPT A REGULATED LEGAL MARKET FOR RHINO HORN?
      • 8. WOULD PRESSURE ON WILD RHINOS REDUCE IN A LEGAL TRADE ENVIRONMENT?
      • 9. WOULD WIDESPREAD CORRUPTION MAKE A WELL-REGULATED, LEGAL MARKET VERY DIFFICULT?
      • 10. COMMUNITY UPLIFTMENT—WOULD A LEGAL TRADE HELP RHINOS AND PEOPLE?
  • PROTECTING RHINOS
    • CHAPTER OVERVIEW
    • LAND CONSERVATION
    • RESCUE & REHABILITATION
    • TRANSLOCATION/RELOCATION
    • SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
    • ANTI POACHING & COMBATTING ILLEGAL TRADE
    • DEMAND REDUCTION
    • YOUTH EDUCATION
    • WORKING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES
    • MEDIA AWARENESS
    • VOLUNTEERING
    • LAW & LEGISLATION
  • A Rhino Road map15 crucial issues to be addressed for highroad/low road outcomes for rhinos
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  • Acknowledgements

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