Comment on Dehorning of S.African rhinos slashed poaching: study

• princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  It’s not though, I’ve heard of this program before, and they’ve done similar with elephants. It’s disgusting it needs to be done, but it does provide a net benefit from what I’ve read in the past.

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  • undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It’s disgusting it needs to be done

    This is what makes it feel cursed (at least to me).

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    • JennyLaFae@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I remember reading about some really good fake ivory making a big hit against the trade. Hopefully something like that could help the rhinos too.

      I also wonder if poachers could be insentivised to dehorn instead of killing as another harm reduction.

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