This TRAFFIC report examined the poaching of rhinoceros for their horn. The rhinoceros in South Africa were being poached for horn to sell them on the black market. The rhinoceros's horn is widely believed to have healing properties. There is a surge in illegal trade of rhinoceros horn that are from South Africa. Vietnam has been smuggling in these horns because they believe that the horns can cure cancer. Even though South Africa has strict poaching laws, the poachers are finding ways to avoid the law. The Javan Rhinoceros which lived in Vietnam went extinct in 2010 because of poaching for the horns. Because of this, they shifted their attention towards poaching rhinoceros in South Africa. The recent surge of poaching in South Africa for rhinoceros horns will cause a huge problem for the population of rhinoceros in South Africa. 40% of black rhinos live in South Africa.
I think this is a good article to use for my research paper because it has a lot of statistics about poaching. Plus, it is up-to-date for most of the stuff.
Milliken, T., & Shaw, J. (2012). The South Africa -Viet Nam Rhino horn trade nexus: A deadly combination of institutional lapses, corrupt wildlife industry professionals and Asian crime syndicates. TRAFFIC. Retrieved from http://www.traffic.org/
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