 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
Kenya arrests rhino poaching ring
Nairobi (AFP) Jan 4, 2010 Kenyan wildlife rangers arrested 12 men from an illicit game trade syndicate suspected of killing a 10-year-old white rhino and hacking off its horns, the head of the country's wildlife service said Monday. Rangers mounted a manhunt, arrested the suspects and recovered the horns after the female rhino was killed on December 28 on a private ranch in central Kenya. "If we lose one rhino, as Kenya, that's a lot," wildlife chief Julius Kipng'etich told reporters. The suspects were to be arraigned later Monday before a court in Nairobi's Kibera district, wildlife service spokesman Paul Udoto told AFP. The east African country, which has the world's third largest rhino population -- around 600 black and 300 white rhinos -- suffered its worst year for rhino poaching in 2009, when 12 black and six white rhinos were killed. The illegal trade is driven by Asian and Middle Eastern demand for ivory used in traditional medicines for fevers, convulsions and as an aphrodisiac. The horns mainly contain keratin -- a susbstance also found in hooves, nails and hair -- and Kipng'etich derided its use as an aphrodisiac. "It is a myth. People think that it is an aphrodisiac. If you want similar effect you could chew your nails or munch your hair."
Share This Article With Planet Earth
Related Links Darwin Today At TerraDaily.com
Hunters kill 20 wolves in first Swedish hunt in 45 yearsStockholm (AFP) Jan 2, 2010 Hunters shot dead 20 wolves in Sweden on Saturday on the first day of the country's first authorised wolf hunt in 45 years, according to a toll issued by Swiss media. The Swedish environment authority had issued permits for 27 of the animals to be killed between January 2 and February 15 in five central and southwestern regions: 10 percent of the Sweden's entire wolf population. Parliame ... read more |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2009 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
del.icio.us
Digg
Reddit
YahooMyWeb
Google
Facebook