- Title
- Rhino poaching: supply and demand uncertain
- Creator
- Collins, Alan, Fraser, Gavin C G, Snowball, Jeanette D
- Date
- 2013
- Type
- text
- Type
- article
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10962/70476
- Identifier
- vital:29665
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.340.6137.1167-a
- Description
- IN THEIR POLICY FORUM “LEGAL TRADE OF AFRICA’S RHINO HORNS” (1 MARCH, P. 1038), D. Biggs et al. point out that the trade ban on rhino horn has not been successful in reducing rhino poaching, which reached a record high of 668 in 2012. They argue that trade bans support illegal organizations, whereas a regulated legal market could reduce poaching effort and provide much-needed income for conservation. In making their case, Biggs et al. overlook a few important points.
- Format
- 4 pages, pdf
- Language
- English
- Relation
- Science, Collins, A., Fraser, G. and Snowball, J., 2013. Rhino poaching: supply and demand uncertain. Science, 340(6137), pp.1167-1167., Science volume 340 number 6137 1167 1170 June 2013 1095-9203
- Rights
- American Association for the Advancement of Science
- Rights
- Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Science Access and Subscriptions statement (http://www.sciencemag.org/subscriptions)
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