Nearly 2,500 rare rhino horns burnt in India to send warning to poachers
Nearly 2,500 rare rhino horns burnt in India to send warning to poachers
Many of the horns had been seized by officials investigating criminal gangs (Picture: Rex/Getty)
Around 2,500 rhino horns have been burnt in India – to send a warning to poachers that killing the at-risk animals is illegal.
Many of the horns burnt on the massive pyres were seized by officials from criminal gangs and have been kept in storage for decades.
Although poaching is illegal, horns are…