AFTER seeing yet more photos of dead rhinos with their magnificent horns hacked off by chainsaw-wielding poachers, controlling my anger has been a painfully difficult task.
I’ve wanted to make those responsible suffer an even worse fate than what they inflicted on these beautiful creatures.
However, since possessing no power or authority at all, I am obliged to sit in my home and do nothing.
Time is running out for this 50 million year-old mammal, particularly now that a single horn can fetch £250,000 – making it more valuable pound-for-pound than gold.
Stricter poaching laws aren’t the answer. It’s probably only the zoo system that can preserve the rhino species for future generations to marvel at.
A bitter pill to swallow for great lovers of wild nature in general and Africa, in particular.
Aled Jones, Bridlington.
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