Officials in India Burn Old Rhino Horns for World Rhino Day #Shorts

Officials in Assam, India, reportedly burned approx 2,500 old rhino horns in a special ceremony on September 22, 2021, for World Rhino Day. They hope that by making this bold statement, they can raise awareness of the importance and conservation of the one-horned rhino.
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Out of the 2,623-rhino horn stockpile, 2,472 horns were burned. The rest were saved for academic purposes and ongoing court cases. The horns were taken from both poachers and rhinos that died of natural causes and had been stored for years. Assam is home to the largest habitat for the one-horned rhino, Kaziranga National Park. It holds approx 2,400 one-horned rhinos currently.

Rhino horns are in demand because of the false belief that they contain medicinal properties. While their sale is illegal in India, poachers reportedly take them to other countries to sell.

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