It was in most respects a typical heist that happened in Dublin last month. Masked men, roughed-up security guards, $650,000 in stolen booty. But this wasn’t art or jewelry that was stolen. The contraband, instead, was four rhinoceros heads. Or, more specifically, their horns. And this wasn’t the first time. A rhino-head heist spree swept Europe in… Original post on qz.com Comments on reddit.com
There’s a country that will pay $300,000 per rhino horn to cure cancer and hangovers, and it’s wiping out rhinos – Quartz
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