Rhino horn traders in Yemen are putting renewed pressure on Africa's rhinos. From 1985 to 1997 the price of rhino horn remained stable at around $1,200 a kg. By early 1999 it rose to $1,400 a kg. This price increase is due to two factors. The supply of rhino horn in Yemen has ...
In early 2007, a meeting was conducted with four Yemeni Ministers concerning the rhino horn problem. Law enforcement officials have been asked to be more vigilant in stopping rhino horn from entering the country illegally.MartinPO.EsmondPO.
law enforcement becomes inadequate with numerous examples of thriving illegal markets persisting for natural (e.g. rhino horn) and other (e.g. narcotics, arms, etc.) products despite high investment in law enforcement26. Moreover, endemic corruption and limited capacity in many source countries me...
Fake Rhino Horn Pushes Up Price of the Real ThingDURBAN: Rhino horn smugglers are now making high quality fake horns, allowing unscrupulous hunters to sell the real horns at a huge mark-up to black market dealers for traditional medicine and status symbols....
High price of rhino horn leaves bloody trail across the globeCarrington, D
Capturing a Nepal rhino (price of rhino horn)Daukes, C
The resultant model indicates that reducing the price of rhino horn would not be effective at curbing poaching, unless poacher costs are also increased. However, increasing poacher costs is not a realistic policy option since these costs are largely beyond the control of decision-makers. The ...