Video On Rhino Poaching
Independent online (SA)2012-07-03: A white rhino lies dead in the Kruger National Park. Its leg and back have been gashed open, its eyes have been gouged out, and its horn hacked off. As flies gather around the carcass, a team of rangers cut into its flesh. A metal detector probes the dead beast for darts or bullets. The scene cuts to an unidentified Vietnamese man, who tells viewers he bought a rhino horn because his friend told him it would help him. “I decided to buy it because I’m getting old and I need some medicine,” he says. This is the opening of a new 28-minute YouTube video,… more »
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