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Rhino horn is coveted for rumoured medicinal properties and as a status symbol. Amit/GettyImages

January 20, 2022

Vu Hoai Nam Dang, University of Copenhagen and Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

Rhino horn consumers have a strong preference for wild rhino horn.

Pemerintah Malaysia menyita 50 cula badak asal Afrika yang akan dijual di Vietnam tahun lalu. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

August 23, 2019

Vu Hoai Nam Dang, University of Copenhagen and Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

Penelitian kami menemukan bahwa permintaan untuk cula badak karena kepercayaan masyarakat yang sudah mengakar sejak lama.

Malaysia’s wildlife department seized 50 African rhino horns destined for Vietnam last year. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

April 30, 2019

Vu Hoai Nam Dang, University of Copenhagen and Martin Reinhardt Nielsen, University of Copenhagen

Our findings suggest that the demand for rhino horn is unlikely to fall because people’s beliefs are firmly entrenched.