21st Century Rhino

Gallery: Man & NaturePosted August 29, 2016171 views5 comments

This is becoming a more common look for today's rhinos. Many parks and game reserves, especially in southern Africa, are cutting off horns in an attempt to save their rhinos from poachers. The horns do grow back, so it's an ongoing process until a solution to the poaching epidemic is found.

Canon 1DX
Canon 24-70mm
ISO 2500
1/50th
f/2.8
(Photographed somewhere in South Africa)

Max

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5 comments

Comment posted by Walt Sterneman on August 29, 2016 at 8:05 PM

Wow. That's a bit of a shock Max. I think you have done a very nice job expressing the situation as it made my stomach lurch a little bit.

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Comment posted by Richard Sandor on August 29, 2016 at 8:45 PM

Max: a sad state of affairs indeed. What's even sadder is that I've been told the dehorned animals are shot by poachers nonetheless so that they won't waste time tracking them in the future. Richard

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Comment posted by Jim DeWitt on August 30, 2016 at 11:31 PM

Wow. We have to maim them to save them. A great illustration and emotionally charged capture, Max.

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Comment posted by Ed Williams on August 31, 2016 at 1:13 AM

Max, this looks like a poster for wildlife conservation with the dep dark shadows. The rhino looks a bit forlorn without it's horn.

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Comment posted by SandyRichardsBrown on September 16, 2016 at 1:42 PM

Sickening to have to resort to this, but at least a temporary solution to keep them alive.
Congrats on the (sad) WP -

Sandy

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