Black rhinos are left on the brink of extinction after an explosion in poaching caused by their horns selling for £75,000 each

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Black rhinos are left on the brink of extinction after an explosion in poaching caused by their horns selling for £75,000 each [1]

Black rhinos are being driven to extinction as the ‘unprecedented’ high price of rhino horns leads to an explosion of poaching, experts say.

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09/02/2017

Source: Daily Mail (United Kingdom) [2]

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