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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe |
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Management |
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African Rhino Species |
But no less important is the discovery of Dr Kock and colleague Dr Mark Atkinson that removing the rhino's horn doesn't appear to affect the health of the population. Sinamatelia abounds with lions and hyenas, and if the calves had been vulnerable they would have been taken. This refutes criticism that the absence of a horn reduces a rhino mother's ability to defend its young. The new births are also evidence that dehorning does nothing to inhibit mating or fertility.
Dehorning on its own will never work. It has to be accompanied by vigorous law enforcement. The disappearance of poachers also makes a vital point. With heavy patrolling and only a stub for award, it is no longer worth it.
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Turning back from the edge of extinction?
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