Wednesday, February 6, 2008

rhino poaching in india


India is deploying gaurds to watch over a protected game reserve in India’s northeast area. The gaurds were deployed after a poacher killed a rare Rhino. The rhino was killed recently after a mother rhinocerous and her baby were killed in the same park. The main reason why the rhinos are being killed is because their horns can be used to make medicines, but some people use the horns for weapons. After the death of the mother rhino, veterinarians tried to help but they had no luck. The rhino population is rising, due to the fact of their conservation, so they are easier to be attacked by poachers. More rhinos have died this year then in 2006. And the overall number of rhino deaths in the past 40 years is 650 rhinos.

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