black rhinoceros

Great, thanks for the links! I'll be sure to follow.

Thank you Karen for contributing to the discussion, the more people know and share the better for every living Rhino out there!
Thank you all!

Hay Glungo,
I dont have an organization of my own except what Im trying to accomplish here on Project Noah with "Rhino Horn is Not Medicine" mission. But these are the Facebook pages that I follow.
http://www.facebook.com/RhinoPoaching
http://www.facebook.com/SavingRhinos?ref...
http://www.facebook.com/pages/RhinoRAGE/...
and this is my own facebook page, I share many the stories they post to help raise awareness:
http://www.facebook.com/smiths.zoo
Alternatively you can email me on smithszoo9@yahoo.com
Anything to help this majestic animal!

Woke up this morning with good news for Rhino's! Please read:
http://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/P...

I'm not actually involved, other as one who keeps track of it via reading

Thank you, I am very interested in keeping in touch about this project. Is there an organization or site I can contact you on?

They are doing that in many preserves. It is sad, though, for those who want to photograph one au naturale, but still better than having them all slaughtered

Oh and Rhino Horn does grow back once you saw it off, but Im not sure at what pace, naturally it will keep growing at 1 -3 inches per year, but i dont know if this will be the same if it is cut?

Yes, I see your plan. Might be difficult to accomplish, the right people with the right funds need to jump in. I have emailed our conversation to 4 different groups working on saving our Rhino's. One thing the South African government has done right, is to change the law: Rangers can now shoot to kill poachers! Thank you once again, and please send any ideas or info you might have!

Thank you for supporting my idea! One more thought. Business is business, if there is a need for something you cannot stop people from obtaining it. The only recourse is to undercut that supply with a cheaper and safer product. I read it is used to supposedly revive comatose patients, cure fevers, and aid male sexual stamina and fertility...among other uses.
If that's the case, you dont even have to produce horns. I can think of three possible solutions. One, produce ground rhino horn and sell that off at a cheap price. Second, disguise real medicine for these uses and advertise it as rhino horn. Three, supply people with the the real medicine they need with no pretenses.

That is not a bad idea at all.... you are thinking of the bigger picture, brilliant! Ill be sure to mention it on some "save our rhino's" sites. Thank you for the discussion Glungo, keep an eye out for those Rhino spots!

WOW! I had no idea! They are killing the rhinos with full knowledge of what they are doing. From a business standpoint, the answer would be to flood the market with rhino horn to make it worthless. I'm sure its a long shot, but I bet someone can grow it in a lab. Something to think about.

Sadly no, firstly there is still a substantial piece of the horn left on the head, as the horn starts growing very close to the skull (still classified as hair) and the poachers in South Africa will kill a rhino with a sawed off horn for that little piece. And this is the worst part: secondly they will kill the rhino to make it an even more rare commodity. It is ripping my heart out, I started a mission "Rhino Horn is not Medicine" here on Project Noah to spread the word.

That is awful, and sad that there is even a market for such a thing. Crazy thought; if we tranquilized rhinos and safely sawed off their horns would poachers leave them alone? The would have trouble defending themselves, but they would live right?

aaaah, look at them basking in the sun. So strange to see them lying down wouldn't you say. Hope these guys are safe. Here in South Africa the poaching of these majestic mammals are out of control. Latest statistics are that every 20 hours a rhino is killed for its horn.... such a shame