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Title	Rhino horns
Alternative Title	Rhinocerotidae
Contact	mailto:nctcimages@fws.gov
Creator	Rollison, Nan
Description	Rising global demand for rhino horn – both for alleged medicinal value and ornamental use – has led to an epidemic of poaching in Africa, as well as theft and illegal trade in rhino horns from museums and private collections. Illegal trafficking in rhino horn threatens to reverse decades of rhino conservation work in Africa and Asia, driving rhinos to the brink of extinction in the wild. Scientists have found no evidence to support its alleged medicinal power – it is made of the same stuff as fingernails – and many practitioners have stopped using it. But urban legends about its powers as an aphrodisiac or cure for cancer keep it in demand. Rhino horn’s beauty also is prized by many cultures.
Subject	Wildlife management Work of the Service
Location	Washington, DC
Publisher	U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service;
Date of Original	2012-02-24
Type	Still Image
Format	JPG
Item ID	1026/NRollinson
Source	Washington, D.C. Library
Rights	Public Domain
Audience	General
File Size	6017331 Bytes
Height	2185
Width	3000
Color Space	RGB
Original Format	Image
Full Resolution File Size	6017331 Bytes
Original Data ID	2012-2-24
Full resolution	Volume297/Rhino-horns-credit-Nan-Rollison12a.jpg http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/FullRes/natdiglib/Volume297/Rhino-horns-credit-Nan-Rollison12a.jpg
Date created	2012-02-24
Date modified	2014-04-15