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Horn today, gone tomorrow—dehorning as an anti-poaching practice for white rhinos
Conservation Physiology ( IF 2.7 ) Pub Date : 2021-03-29 , DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coab012
Christine L Madliger 1
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Since the beginning of the 20th century, rhino populations have declined from 500 000 individuals to just 27 000. That means they are at just 5% of their population size since 1900! With increasing poaching pressure driven by a demand for rhino horn, the national parks and private reserves that are integral to the remaining rhinos’ survival often need on-the-ground security to protect them. But this type of protection can be expensive. As an alternative, some reserves in South Africa have turned to dehorning—a veterinary procedure that removes a portion of the rhino’s horn.

中文翻译:

今天的霍恩,明天消失了-为白犀牛的反偷猎作法

自20世纪初以来,犀牛的数量已从50万减少到了27000。这意味着自1900年以来,犀牛的数量仅占其人口总数的5%!随着对犀牛角需求的不断增加,偷猎压力越来越大,对剩余犀牛生存至关重要的国家公园和私人保护区往往需要地面安全来保护它们。但是这种类型的保护可能很昂贵。作为替代方案,南非的一些保护区已转向除角-一种去除犀牛角一部分的兽医程序。
更新日期:2021-03-30
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