Poachers target rare Nepal rhino (BBC)

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Surendra Phuyal
BBC News, Kathmandu

Conservation officials in Nepal have vowed to step up anti-poaching measures after a spate of killings this week of an endangered rhinoceros species.

By Wednesday, poachers had killed four single-horned Asiatic rhinos in and around Chitwan National Park. Many more have been killed this year.

The horn of the animal is sought after for its alleged aphrodisiac qualities.
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"Past governments have released the jailed poachers," he told the BBC.

"That's why poachers are on the prowl and killing wildlife fearlessly. All the political parties need to be more active, too."
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more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6111614.stm

[saracat]

1. OOOOHH! I thought they were hunting poor Lincoln Chaffee!

[buddysmellgood]

2. Thank god! That thing has been knocking over my garbage cans for months.