\u2705Recently global threat assessment report mentioned there has been an increase in the seizure of rhino horns after 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705Global Threat Assessment\u2019, was presented at the meeting of the Conference of Parties organized by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Illegal supply chain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705Prolific Vietnamese & Chinese criminal networks drive the trafficking of the horns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705Corrupt element helps the traffickers move the horn shipments without bothering to disguise the products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u25cf Wildlife Justice Commission (WJC) report:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705Supported by World Wide Fund for Nature<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705Rhino horns are most frequently smuggled on commercial airlines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705More than 7.5 tonnes of rhino horns were seized globally during the decade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705The average shipment weight increased markedly after 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705South Africa, Mozambique, Malaysia, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Vietnam, and China dominated rhino horn trafficking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705Vietnam is known to be the primary destination for rhino horn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2705Horn entering Vietnam is sold to Chinese buyers & smuggled overland into China.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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