Thorny issues

Information and ideas of how best to protect species are always changing in the field of conservation. In our Thorny Issues, we discuss some of the controversial debates surrounding rhino species.

Black rhino looking away from the camera in Kenya.

A legal trade in rhino horn

An image of a black rhino in natural habitat

Rhino conservation and climate change

China’s domestic trade in rhino horn

De-horning a black rhino

Dehorning

Image of Northern white rhino.

Can we save the Northern white rhino?

Image of rhino trackers in Namibia.

Responsible rhino tourism

Tackling the demand for rhino horn

Image of a Northern white rhino.

Advanced Reproductive Technologies for conservation

Image of a black rhino mother and her calf at Chester Zoo

Rhino conservation in zoos

Image of two rangers next to four seized rhino horns.

Rhino horn stockpiles

White rhino with a large horn amongst grass in South Africa.

The value of rhino horn

Digitally altered image of a rhino with a pink horn.

Dyeing rhino horn and elephant ivory