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.

Image of a drone before take off.

The use of drones in rhino 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

Image of a black rhino with full horn.

Synthetic rhino horn: Will it save the rhino?

Rhino skulls from poached rhinos lined up on a table.

Is elephant and rhino poaching funding terrorism?

Image of a small plane with a ranger and dog walking away.

The transportation industry and the illegal wildlife trade

Close up image of a white rhino.

Trophy hunting and sustainable use: rhinos

Image of two Sumatran rhinos mating

Sumatran rhino captive breeding

Image of a rhino horn being drilled into.

Poisoning rhino horns

Image of a rhino killed from poaching.

Mozambique’s role in the poaching crisis