JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – A tense war rages across the Bushveld here, over the fate of the rhinoceros.

On one side, heavily armed poachers are killing rhinos at a ferocious rate, at times deploying helicopters and high-powered rifles to claim their quarry. They are cashing in on a high-stakes trade, fueled by the erroneous belief among increasingly rich Chinese and Vietnamese that rhino horn can cure cancer, among other maladies.

Squaring off against them, South Africa is resorting to extreme tactics to save a fragile population that may be slumping towards extinction. The country is deploying helicopters, radar technology and army troops. Some are even attempting to poison rhino horns to dissuade would-be consumers.

(Source: globalpost)

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    Fuckers. Jets need to be scrambled to deal with this. I’m talking f22, a10, c130, get em all out there.

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    THEY. DON’T. DO. ANYTHING. STOP. NOW. SERIOUSLY. ***

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    This makes me so sad. Rhinos...one of my favourite animals

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    Rhino Poaching is real and serious. one of the most horrendous and way to common poaching and illegal animal trade....

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    D: save the rhinos :’(

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    i hope they kill the fucking poachers.

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