Enough With the Fake Rhino Horns • The Revelator
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Scientists have once again developed a method to fabricate horns, supposedly to disrupt poachers and wildlife traffickers. Here’s why that won’t work.
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Legalizing Rhino Horn Trade Won't Save Species, Ecologist Argues
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Will fake horns save the rhino from extinction or will it cause more harm?, The Independent
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Rhino horn trafficking as a form of transnational organised crime (2012–2021): 2022 Global Threat As by Wildlife Justice Commission - Issuu
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Another Deadly Year for Rhinos • The Revelator
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Will 3D-printing fake rhino horns stop poaching? - Vox
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Another Deadly Year for Rhinos • The Revelator
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Extinction Countdown Archives • Page 5 of 12 • The Revelator
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Scientists Created Fake Rhino Horn. But Should We Use It? - The New York Times
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Fact check: Company 3D-printed rhino horns to help slow down poaching
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Booming business – DW – 07/21/2014
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Synthetic horns may save rhinos if they are not like the real thing
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Smart Trade - NO, Foolish Assumptions - YES - Nature Needs More
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Locking Horns
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Enough With the Fake Rhino Horns • The Revelator
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Scientists Have Created Fake Rhino Horn. Could It Curb the Illegal Wildlife Trade? - Yale E360