Vultures in the sky. Acrid smell. Flies carpeted over an open wound. Clear signals and easy prey for the leopard. Nature finishes the rest in a few days. The once proud body is a thing of the past. The mighty horn. Ground and sold. Its magic. Lost forever. A life pulverized for nothing.
Rhino, Africa 2010
© Dr. Jochen Bayer
Species (Distribution.Number). Black rhino (Africa.3000). Northern white rhino (Africa.2). Southern white rhino (Africa. 20.000). Java rhino (Asia.50). Sumatra rhino (Asia.300). Indian rhino (Asia.3000)
Size. 2.5m - 4m / 600-3500kg
Reproduction. Sexual maturity after 7 years. Gestation time approx 1.5 years. 1 calf, which stays with the mother 2-3 years. Life span 30-50 years
Diet. Herbivore
Behaviour. Usually maverick or small martriachal herds, sometimes meetings of bigger groups at night. Shy, seldom aggressiv. Can reach 45km/h
Threats. Remedy in TCM (traditional chinese medicine). Loss of habitats. No natural enemies
Therapeutic use. Powdered horn (Xi Jiao)
Therapeutic effect (TCM) . Cooling. Fever reducing. Stopps bleeding. Contrary to popular scientific opinion rhino horn powder is not used as a potency agent in TCM
No rhino powder
Use TCM alternatives
Horn of the water buffalo, "Bubali Cornu"
(Chen J. , Chen T. 2012)
Rehmannia Root Tuber, "Sheng Di Huang "
(Bensky, D., Barolet R. 1996)
Pharmacological alternatives
ACT .firm
No products from demand countries
Creation of protection zones
Identification of the population with their animals
Responsible safari tourism
Information campaigns in the demand countries for rhinocerous powder
Improvement of the financial situation of the local population
Enforcement of trade bans
Legalization of rhino powder from breeding programs?
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