Saving South African rhinos from poachers
Lunga and Faith, two calves rescued by the Rhino Orphanage in South Africa, eat their breakfast.
More than 1,200 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, a staggering increase from 2007, when 13 were killed. The deadly trade, which threatens South Africa’s 20,000-strong rhino population with extinction, is fueled by wealthy buyers in China and Vietnam, who use rhino horns in folk medicines, including as a hangover cure.
