"Every 20 hours in South Africa, a rhino dies for its horn," Larkin said. "These poached horns are then trafficked across the world and used for traditional medicines or as status symbols.

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The horn is also valued in North Africa and the Middle East as an ornamental dagger handle. The black rhino once roamed most of sub-Saharan Africa, but today is on the verge of extinction due to ...