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Reference Base  Taken to the hilt: demand for rhino horn greater than ever |
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| Title: |
Taken to the hilt: demand for rhino horn greater than ever |
| Author(s): |
Martin, E.B.; Vigne, L. |
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1999 |
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BBC Wildlife |
| Volume: |
17 (9) September |
| Pages: |
61, fig. 1 |
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Asia - West Asia - Yemen
Value - Related to Horn
All Rhino Species
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| 1999 Yemen, now 900/kg; craftsmen get 390/kg for chips and poweder from Chinese and Koreans |
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World
Trade
All Rhino Species
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| Survey June 1999. Survey found 100 craftsmen in 59 workshops making or repairing rhino-horn handles, only one craftsman was working with new horn. Prices are rising. More Yemeni men are wearing daggers, because it is now legal since 1990. Use of new rhino horn is prohibited, but no effective ... |
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