Simply put, Rhino's are going extinct because of poachers. The recent decision by China to lift the ban on Rhino parts for suspect traditional medicines will only exacerbate that problem until they are gone forever. The world cannot sit idly by while a greedy few wipe out the last of a species. We must put pressure on China to reverse this selfish and shortsighted policy.

Photo credit Brent Stirton, Nat Geo photographer who documented this male Rhino who had been shot multiple times with an AK47, horns removed and left for dead only to awaken and stumble about for nearly a week of agony before finally dying. Thank you Brent for highlighting this issue, and providing these gruesome yet necessary images to show the grim reality of the status quo.