A Javan rhino was found dead late last week in Cat Tien National Park in, Lam Dong Province, Vietnam, further endangering the population of one of the world’s rarest large mammals. A Javan rhino was ...

At the bloody heart of this conflict is the rhino's horn, a prized ingredient in traditional Asian medicines. Though black market prices vary widely, as of last fall dealers in Vietnam quoted ...

If there is a bad infection and a high fever, or blood clots and bleeding, then they use rhino horn" Doris Rathgeber, Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner The charity says China and Vietnam ...

Their horns are in demand in Asia, primarily in Vietnam and China, for use in traditional medicines and for artistic carvings. Wealthy businessmen in particular desire rhino horn products as a way ...

The last Javan rhino in Vietnam – which is where a large amount of illegal rhino horn is traded – died in 2010. It was shot and killed, with its horn removed by a poacher. South Africa faces ...

There has been a rise in poaching in Africa in recent years, to feed growing demand for rhino horn in parts of Asia. In China, Vietnam and elsewhere, rhino horn is erroneously believed to have ...

The numbers are horrific: around 20,000 African elephants are killed by poachers each year, and there was over a 9,000% increase in rhino poaching in South Africa between 2007 and 2014. But it’s not ...