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 black rhino with full horn.

Synthetic rhino horn: Will it save the rhino?

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 a rhino horn being drilled into.

Poisoning rhino horns

Image of orphaned black rhino calf, Millie in the bush.

Rhino orphanages: To fund or not to fund?

A white rhino in the wild

Corruption and rhino conservation