Rhino horn is not useful for healing

The International Wildlife Protection Organization (CWI) has recently issued a recommendation that removing thousands of dollars to buy rhino horns and taking healing powder will be no different from 'procession' . no more nails least.

As recommended by this organization, horns are mainly composed of horns, as well as the composition of human hair and nails.

But for a long time, the concept of Asian people still believe that powdered rhino horn can cure any disease from headaches to gout, rheumatism . Even in Vietnam there are rumors that rhino horn cured cancer. Therefore, it is used as an ingredient in Oriental medicine.

Rhinoceros one horn (Photo: Internet ).

The major markets for powdered rhino horn are Vietnam and China, besides Thailand and South Korea. According to CWI sources , the price of 1 kg of powdered rhino horn in Vietnam is US $ 60,000, but the price is not fixed but is constantly changing. Compared to weight, it is more expensive than gold and cocaine selling prices in British streets.

In recent years, rhinos all over the world suffer from a serious decline in numbers, threatened with extinction due to the complexities of rhino poaching for horns.

According to the survey, to hunt rhino horns, thieves operate very sophisticatedly by modern means such as helicopters, large weapons . Smugglers often transport numb horns to other countries. in Asia or even Europe to circumvent the law before going to the main consumer.

In nature there are only 5 rhinos left with a total of about 26,000 living in Africa and Asia. Many people believe that only about 300 Sumatran rhinos and 45 Javan rhinos are still alive. In 2010, only the number of rhinos the country was poached for was at least 333, three times that of 2009 and more than 30 times that of the 1990s.

On June 1, the Wildlife Protection Organization in Vietnam (WAR) will hold an awarding ceremony for the painting market theme ' Protecting Rhinoceros One and rare wildlife species. ' This activity commemorates the event of a rhino with a dead horn in Cat Tien National Park in May 2010.

The market was launched for children from March 23 to May 20, 2011, more than 1000 entries, the awards ceremony will honor 17 best works.

Fifty of the best paintings out of more than 1,000 entries will be on display during the above-mentioned Cultural and Cultural Products Festival. The most impressive works will also be used in media education publications to raise students' awareness and knowledge of wildlife protection.