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Last rare rhinoceros in Vietnam killed by poacher, group says
Vietnam's rare Javan rhinoceros was declared extinct in that area after poachers killed the last remaining animal in the country for its horns, the World Wildlife Fund said.
“Vietnam must see this loss as another warning sign of its looming wave of species extinctions,” Dr. Barney Long, WWF’s Asian species expert, said in a statement. “The single most important action that is needed to save remaining threatened species like tigers and elephants is protection.”
The country had been struggling to keep the population alive amid widespread poaching that the WWF said was the cause of many Asian rhino species being brought to the "brink of extinction."
The WWF said people in certain parts of Asia believe the horns, when ground down and dissolved in boiling water, help treat typhoid fever or even cancer, the WWF said, noting that there has been no scientific proof of that.
The group said trying to bring the species back into the area won't work.
“Reintroduction of the rhinoceros to Vietnam is not economically or practically feasible," WWF’s Asian Elephant and Rhino Program Coordinator Dr. Christy Williams said. "It is gone from Vietnam forever."
So now, the Javan rhino only exists in one area in the world, according to the WWF.
The Javan rhinoceros is in danger of becoming extinct.
The group reported that there is one population of less than 50 animals in the Ujung Kulon National Park in Java, Indonesia. Now, workers will turn their attention there, working with anti-poaching patrols to hopefully keep the species from going extinct.
“For the Javan rhino, we now have to focus entirely on one site in Indonesia where strengthened protection is needed along with fast-tracking the proposed translocation and habitat management,” Long said.
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Education is the key but your right chris there's a sucker born every minute.
You speak of education, yet you don't know the difference between YOUR and YOU'RE.
You speak of education; yet, you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're".
You speak of [a lack of] education; yet, you don't know the difference between "your" and "you're".
See what I mean when people post they are in different mind set of fast posting and do not really give danm about little quirks.
Start calling these moron's grammer spelling trolls :))
Plush, there not eating the rhino.
Know the difference between THEY'RE, THEIR, and THERE. What a bright one you are!
Do YOU know the difference between "and and "annd"? My policy is to not attack grammar or spelling, unless the entire post is a disaster. But I guess you have different standards. If you do attack grammar or spelling, make sure that your own post is flawless.
LOL!! So many grammar Nazis!
Yes I have problesm with there thier they're... that one I would think they are then kick back to they're
Atleast I admit my little quirks and tell my way of getting around it. Maybe some of these smartassess can give some advice on how they got around some silly quirks. Not everyone is Perfect!!
They Ar'nt eating the Rhino?
Grammar is the bestest!!!
You can just assume, any animal on the Chinese aphrodisiac list is extinct.
What do the Chinese have to do with this??
What an idiot! LOL! Can you not read? It's about this country called VIETNAM!
Education at it's finest.
The Chinese create a market for Rhino horns because they consider them an aphrodisiac. Ok, there, I've spelled it out for the intellectually challenged.
Why don't we start poaching the poachers????
We should capture poachers and let them loose in the wild with rhinos and tigers. Ok, let them loose with the Komodo dragons. More dramatic that way. Soon, poaching business will be extinct.
In parts of Africa, they stain the elephants tusks with food dye so make them worthless to poachers.
Too bad they can't figure a way to poison the horn without killing the Rhino. That way the end users could be identified!
Yeah, now that they killed off their "cure" for cancer, what are they going to do NOW? What idiots! Shame on the poachers.... all of them from around the world! They will continue to poach until every last single wildlife is gone. This is just so sad.
$4000 per ounce is powerful incentive for those who struggle to survive. Between this and shark fin soup and other nonsense humans have dreamed up, we are effectively extinguishing numerous species. 40 million, yes, million, sharks are killed solely for their dorsal fins. THAT is obscene.
I read that, and it sickened me! I don't understand why these things continue. We are wiping them out, slowly. What will they do then? Will they start poaching humans for "eyeball soup"? Seriously. I wouldn't put it past them!
And the rediculous thing about shark fin soup is that it doesn't taste good at all. Its simply a status thing in Asia. So yeah .... lets slaughter an entire species for no reason other than we want to feel superior to the guy nextdoor. Brilliant.
Read about the poaching of Albinos in Africa. It had been decided that their limbs can cure diseases so albinos are kidnapped in the dead of night, arms and legs chopped off. No one is safe, animal or human.
Filthy asians.
Why don't these morons just mix up some kind of powder or potion and SAY it's rhino horn–who'd know the difference?Seriously, why didn't someone or some country intervene before the last one was killed?!!!
And now we publicly state where the rest of the rhino population is – just to make it easier for the poachers to find them.
The poachers know where they are ...... trust me on that friend!
I guess they'll have to switch to Viagra now.
So these are the cultures that are going to usher us into the 21st century, eh? Stone Age goons.
Funny thing is.... Most Viets think Chineese are in humain
Seriously dude, we already are in the 21st century xD
I agree with you–they are stone age idiots
"Asians don't give a crap about life," - really ... I mean Asia is a big place ... all of them? How about American's that are of Asian decent ... please teach us ... 😉
Actually, they don't. Google "china toddler hit by truck" and watch fro yourself. The asian americans don't have this problem – it's not inherent, it's environmental; it's asian society.
I saw that vid. Incredible. Eastern Asians s u c k. Simple as that.
Yes, most of them.... relatively speaking compared to the West. Western Asians have better awareness. Animal rights as we know it today is a uniquely Western value.
TEK you are wrong. each country chooses and follows which country they choose to respect as family or as pets. example cow in india which is sacred. get your facts straight or go back to school. there is nothing such as uniquely when each culture has different values retard.
except when it comes to deer. not really an animal...
"Asians don't give a crap about life".
And what pure-as-snow nationality are you?
LOLOL at "asians don't give a crap about life" yet they are more in tune with nature then the white beasts.... Don't act like white people don't kill life either.... hunting deer's, bears, moose, turkey's, etc in America is very popular so who ever has a statement like that is just a moron....
Then why the current controversy in China over the baby that was run over in the street repeatedly and left to die until a passerby rescued him. He later died in hospital. Much soul searching in China now, and the driver was caught on a security cam and is now under arrest. We should watch the trial. Look again at Viet-Nam, which DID stop the genocides in Cambodia by Pol Pot's murderous gang. That took four hundred thousand troops and several months to do it. For Viet Nam to do this was a supreme sacrifice of their taxpayers' money, a sacrifice for which they recieved NO thanks from the world.
The child killed was female, Chester. In my opinion that was why the toddler was ignored by Chinese people walking by. By their own culture, females have little to no value. Good thing this child wasn't male, the people who ran "him" over multiple times would probably been summarily put against a wall and shot, and the executed persons family would have had to pay the Gov't the cost of the rounds needed.
Nice country, huh?
It's easy to forget all the atrocities that occur here in America when we are so diluted with so much information, but I seem to recall in a few hospitals mind you, that injured and needy people were left in the waiting rooms with no care being administered, and they were allowed to die. To me that seems a little cruel and inhumane, here we are arguing about abortion issues (the right to life), and everyone is willing to forget about the elderly in the expiring times of their lives like their's was of little to no value so take away their retirement funds, their healthcare and in some cases thier utlities so they can freeze during the winter for the inability to pay bills with meager incomes. We all need to do better!
So they should expect to get a gold star from the rest of the world? What ever happened to doing the right thing? We need more Rhinos, last time I checked they don't destroy everything they touch like humans do. There are too damn many people on this planet anyway.
It's a problem all over the world, but there is no question misinformation that is not being corrected in Asian countries regarding these foolish beliefs in medicinal benefits of horns/tusks is a heavy burden for animals across the globe. If it's incredibly rare and on the verge of extinction (such as elephants and tigers in many parts of the world), the Asian population wants to grind down their parts and consume them. What can you do?
ummm.............the Dali Lama...your statement does not apply to all Asians, that's a rather ignorant statement. you should reevaluate your statement i think.
I think you should say "statement" a few more times.
statement
Given the choice between feeding your family and the life of an animal – even if said animal is rare, I can think of where 90% of would choose. These aren't rich folks looking for more $. It's basic survival – for most of these folks. Target the rich folks that buy this stuff – a rhino horn probably costs ALOT as do shark fins, and other rare animal parts.
You can get rhino horn powder for pennies in most of these Asian countries.They aren't killing for food ,that I could understand,they are killing for profit.The fact that small change is big money for these people is where the problem lay.
You know if the environmentalists really wanted to SAVE these animals you must remove the cause. These animals are hunted because they believe the horn to get them "up" if you will. Send a ton of affordable Viagra to these countries and get them to switch over. That would save thousands of animals.
Brilliant!!!!!!!! So instead of having 15 kids they can't feed they'll have 35.. Good thing you're not in the business of helping people to change their ideologies. Or are you? *scratching chin*
A simpler and less costly solution would be to exterminate the asian villagers 😛
Now lets eliminate the e.p.a. here so hard working americans can get some of that lucrative poaching money. who cares if they go extinct. they will anyways when industrial deregulation takes affect and destroys their habitats. go tea party!
You're about as sharp as a sack of wet mice. : )
Unfortunately... Hes not to far off. Ever heard of shark fin soup? Bigot, not sure about that... but based on his comment, seems more like a person who can visualy see reality as it is.
I see you caught that Ramsey Special too eh? lol Pretty sad stuff.
That's all you got?
Shark fin soup is also a delicacy in parts of Europe.
I think we can all come up with examples of human depravity for any race. Especially against animals. To label an entire race as "not giving a crap about life" is an inflammatory and racist comment. There certainly seems to be a need for more teaching about environmental and animal issues and adoption of stricter laws in that respect in Asia. We all have our faults. There are many great things about the Asian culture that Western culture could stand to adopt and vice versa. So let's put away the name calling, and act like adults.
It's a shame there is no organization in Vietnam to prevent this. And if there is they need to fire them all.