One of the primary targets of poachers around the world are rhinos. Their keratin horns form amongst the most lucrative products in the illegal wildlife trade. This has led to the decimation of the world’s rhino species. Fortunately, through conservation efforts, the White Rhino and the Greater One Horned Rhino (aka the Indian Rhino) have witnessed remarkable comebacks. Meanwhile the critically endangered Sumatran and Javan Rhinos are on the verge of extinction.
On this episode, I interview Jimmy Rutherford and Emma Pereira to talk about the great work being done by Save the Rhino International to revive the five species of rhinos around the world, the role of involving local communities in rhino conservation, and the impact of the covid-19 pandemic on rhino conservation.
Think Wildlife Foundation is helping tackle the illegal wildlife trade to support alternative livelihood projects with communities living in and around India’s protected areas. We hope that these projects will reduce the monetary incentives of poaching for these local communities by providing sustainable sources of income. You can support these programs by buying products directly from these communities.
Support the Communities living with Wildlife: https://linktr.ee/thinkwildlifefoundation.com
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