The last 2 northern white rhinos

[Joe Sixpack]

And for what? They facing extinction because of WHITE MEN hunting them for sport?

Humanity is a whole cancer to the planet.

No it’s white men not all of humanity

 

[Rice N Beans]

We should be taking care of the planet and it's inhabitants.

 

[Shogun]

No it’s white men not all of humanity

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According to traditional Chinese texts, such as Li Shih-chen’s 1597 medical text “Pen Ts’ ao Kang Mu”, rhino horn has been used in Chinese medicine for more than 2,000 years and is used to treat fever, rheumatism, gout, and other disorders. It also states that the horn could also cure snakebites, hallucinations, typhoid, headaches, carbuncles, vomiting, food poisoning, and “devil possession.” While it is commonly believed to be prescribed as an aphrodisiac, this is not the case.

There is a belief in Western countries that rhino horn is used as an aphrodisiac and sexual stimulant, but this is not correct and seems to have been misunderstood or misinterpreted by Western media. However, research has shown that people in Viet Nam are starting to believe this rumour as they are consuming it for new reasons.
Even without aphrodisiacal properties, however, rhino horn is one of the mainstays of Traditional Chinese Medicines, and its collection has been responsible for the death of tens of thousands of rhinos around the world.

Make no mistake: those people using rhino horn to cure medical ailments really believe it works. That’s what drives up the demand on which the poachers thrive. As Ann and Steve Toon commented in 2002, “For practitioners of traditional Asian medicine, rhino horn is not perceived as a frivolous love potion, but as an irreplaceable pharmaceutical necessity.”

There has been a recent surge in demand for rhino horn in Viet Nam. A survey, carried out by TRAFFIC in 2013, identified that the motivation for consumers buying rhino horn is the emotional benefit rather than medicinal, as it reaffirms their social status among their peers. Image and status are important to these consumers, as they tend to be highly educated and successful people who have a powerful social network and no affinity to wildlife. Rhino horns are sometimes bought for the sole purpose of being gifted to others; to family members, business colleagues or people in positions of authority.

Pioneering research reveals new insights into the consumers behind rhino poaching - Wildlife Trade News from TRAFFIC

 

[ExodusNirvana]

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Pioneering research reveals new insights into the consumers behind rhino poaching - Wildlife Trade News from TRAFFIC

The dumbest part of all of this...IS THAT YOU CAN REMOVE THE fukkING HORN WITHOUT KILLING THE ANIMAL

 

[Ididit]

Was fortunate to get a chance to go see them at ol pajeta. It's really sad what we have done to our planet.

 

[ahomeplateslugger]

sad stuff. asians are just killing and eating anything under the sun. the ancient medicine stuff should be dead at this point as well.

 

[Shogun]

sad stuff. asians are just killing and eating anything under the sun. the ancient medicine stuff should be dead at this point as well.

I think its going to start becoming more apparent that China has over a billion people, and they're going to start calling the shots on more and more things moving forward.

 

[Kenny West]

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Pioneering research reveals new insights into the consumers behind rhino poaching - Wildlife Trade News from TRAFFIC

Lets keep it a stack

Sport/Trophy Hunters = Cacs
Poachers = usually black locals doing it for the demand from asians

fukked up situations but this isnt race complicit. Wildlife populations can be destroyed just by urban development & waste. It can happen anywhere

 

[Shogun]

Lets keep it a stack

Sport/Trophy Hunters = Cacs
Poachers = usually black locals doing it for the demand from asians

fukked up situations but this isnt race complicit. Wildlife populations can be destroyed just by urban development & waste. It can happen anywhere

Agreed. It’s not a race thing. That’s all I was trying to say.