Rhino horn prices have soared as demand has increased in Asia where it is used for traditional medicine.

由于亚洲用其制作传统药物，犀牛角的价格飙升。

The result was a material that, with some polishing, looked like rhino horn.

结果，经过一些抛光打磨，这种材料看起来就像犀牛角。

Now, they are trying a new tactic: they poison the rhinos' horns.

现在, 他们正在尝试一种新的方式: 就是给犀牛角下毒。

China announced exceptions to its 25-year ban on the use of tiger bones and rhino horns.

中国宣布解除25年来禁止在特殊情况下使用虎骨和犀牛角（科研、医疗）的禁令。

“We hope to do the same as far as ivory and rhino horn is concerned, ” he said.

“我们希望同样的方式来减少人们对象牙和犀牛角的需求。”

Authorities blame a surge in demand from Asia for rhino horns supplied by criminal groups in southern Africa.

当局指责亚洲对南部非洲犯罪集团提供的犀牛角需求激增。

China and Vietnam are the biggest markets for illegal pangolin products, as they are for ivory and rhino horns.

中国和越南是非法走私穿山甲产品最大的市场，而且这里也有象牙和犀牛角的非法走私。

Rhino horns are made of keratin, the same material that makes our hair and fingernails, but some people believe that they can be used as medicine.

犀牛角由角蛋白组成，与我们的头发和指甲的组成成分一致，但是有人认为犀牛角可入药。

All international trade in rhino horn is outlawed.

所有犀牛角的国际贸易都是非法的。

Officials in South Africa say they intercepted a consignment of rhino horns worth over 1.5 million dollars at the international airport in Johannesburg.

多位南非官员表示他们截获了一批犀牛角，价值150万美元，截获地点是约翰尼斯堡国际机场。

A spokesman in Thailand said 12 tons of elephant ivory and about 120 rhino horns were seized, more than 300 people were arrested.

泰国发言人称查获了12吨象牙和大约120个犀牛角，还逮捕了300多人。

To test whether the oxpeckers do, in fact, act as noisy lookouts, Plotz and his team implanted radio transmitters in the rhinos' horns.

为了测试牛椋鸟是否确实能成为聒噪的守望者，普洛茨及其团队在黑犀牛角里植入了无线电发射器。

In some cultures, rhino horns are used in traditional medicine.

在某些文化中，犀牛角被用于传统医学。

The government denies it's losing the battle against poachers who steal rhino horn for sale in Asia where it's used in traditional medicine.

政府否认输掉了与盗猎者的战斗，这些盗猎者将犀牛角窃走在亚洲出售，在亚洲这些犀牛角被用作传统药材。

He attributes the spike in poaching incidents to a rise in the demand for the rhino horn in Asia, particularly in China and Vietnam.

他将偷猎事件的激增归因于亚洲对犀牛角需求的增加，尤其是中国和越南。

In fact, there's been a lot of controversy surrounding this burn-105 tons of ivory, 1.35 tons of rhino horn literally going up in smoke.

事实上，这次焚烧行动也存在很多争议—105吨象牙，1.35吨犀牛角全部被付之一炬。

She said that demand for rhino horns existed long before the huge spike in trafficking to Vietnam and China.

” 她说，在对越南和中国的犀牛角走私量激增之前很久就存在对犀牛角的需求。

In spite of a lack of scientific proof, many in Vietnam and China believe that pills made of ground rhino horns can cure various diseases and disorders.

尽管缺乏科学证据支持, 但越南及中国的许多人相信犀牛角粉制成的药丸可以治愈各种疾病及身心机能的失调症状。

The research indicates that while rhino horn consumers are aware that many animals are being killed, they still feel’ “very disconnected” from the issue.

研究表明，虽然犀牛角消费者知道许多动物正在被杀， 但他们仍然觉得与这个问题“非常脱节” 。

It’s unclear how much money poachers get for a rhino horn or elephant tusk, but Milliken said you can get a pretty good idea.

目前还不清楚偷猎者从犀牛角或象牙中得到多少钱， 但米利肯说你可以得到一个很好的主意。