Sunday, October 31, 2010


Assam State Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain, center right, and forest officials look at the carcass of an endangered one-horned rhinoceros allegedly killed by poachers at Kaziranga National Park, about 220 kilometers (135 miles) east of Gauhati, India, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010. According to news reports, the rhino was killed using automatic weapons and the horn gouged out. Rhino horns are in great demand globally, particularly in Southeast Asia, for their alleged efficacy in producing aphrodisiacs and traditional medicines. Some people also use them to make decorative dagger handles. 

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