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  • HomeWelcome to Rhino Review
  • About rhino reviewLearn more about Rhino Review
    • Chapter Overview
    • A Message From Our Founder
    • A Message From Our Editor-in-chief
  • What’s NewNews & updates
    • Rhino NewsLatest happenings in the world of rhinos
  • 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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