Sentences with phrase «properties of rhino»

«Leopard - skin coats, ivory gewgaws and the Chinese belief in the medicinal properties of rhino horn.

Then came a story out of Zimbabwe about how the false belief in the cancer - curing properties of rhino horns has led rhino poaching to a record high.

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The waters of the Umgeni and the Karkloof rivers converge on this 3500 hectare property, which abounds with herds of game, the white rhino being the major attraction.

All countries you will visit have laws against the purchase and export of certain items, including antiquities, national cultural property and certain animal products, especially endangered species (ivory, rhino horn, tortoise shell, coral, feathers, etc.).

Still, wildlife biologists say the rhinos in the park face threats from poaching — mainly due to demand in China for the purported medicinal properties of the horns — as well as from a nearby volcano.

Except there is no scientific proof that a rhino's horn — made of keratin, just like human hair and fingernails — has any medicinal properties.

Strong property rights and market incentives have provided a successful model for rhino conservation, despite the negative impact of command - and - control approaches that rely on regulations and bans that restrict wildlife use.