, a South African social justice and conservation organisation, advocates strongly against this practice. Ecologist and mammal conservation researcher Jason Gilchrist discusses what the rhino horn stockpile is, its contribution to poaching and whether it should be destroyed.. Despite this, and the ban on international sales, rhino horn continues to be illegally trafficked from Africa to Asia - principally China and Vietnam - where there is a.
Rhino can be protected against poaching if they are guarded or monitored, moved to areas where the poaching risk is lower, or through veterinary surgeons removing their horns under anaesthesia. A rhino with horn removed is in theory less likely to be poached as, with a much shorter horn, the financial reward to the poacher is greatly diminished.. The rhino horn also grows back, meaning that the rhino needs to be dehorned regularly to reduce the poaching risk.