Namibia: 28 rhinos poached since January, alarming figure. Of these 19, 10 were discovered during operations specifically aimed at removing their horns from these thick-skinned animals.
Poaching in the region is fueled by demand from Asia, where rhino horns are used in traditional medicine for its supposed therapeutic effects. On the black market, their price, by weight, rivals that of gold or cocaine. In neighboring South Africa, where the majority of the world's rhinos live, nearly 500 individuals were killed last year by poachers.