![]() ![]() For all other African range states, the white rhino is listed on appendix I: all trade of this endangered species is forbidden, except for non-commercial purposes such as scientific research.Īppendix III contains species that are protected in at least one country, which has sought assistance in controlling their trade. The white rhino, which is not necessarily threatened with extinction, is an appendix species II for South Africa and Swaziland, meaning the trade there must be controlled in order not to jeopardise the animal’s survival. Using a system of permits and certificates delivered under special conditions, CITES regulates the market for rhinos and about 35,000 other wild species, categorised into three groups according to the level of protection required. ![]() With support from Interpol, Europol, the World Customs Organisation and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), CITES applies the ban on rhinoceros-horn trading. It is among the most highly developed criminal activities confronting the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), a 1977 international agreement signed by 182 countries. Today, there is clear evidence that organised crime groups have taken over this illicit market. ![]() In 2014, this trade was estimated at between US$10 billion and US$20 billion. Each year, it affects tens of millions of specimens of animals and plants. Controlling a lucrative criminal marketĬriminal trade in wild animals constitutes one of the world’s largest illegal markets, according to the UN, along with drugs, counterfeit products and human trafficking. In truth, rhino horn is simply a formation of keratin, a protein found in human nails and animal claws, with a few amino acids and minerals, phosphorus and calcium. Prices are skyrocketing: up to US$60,000 a kilo, which is more expensive than gold. While there is no scientific evidence for such medicinal properties, these unfounded beliefs are feeding soaring Asian demand for powdered rhino horn. More recently, it has been prescribed as a cancer treatment and an aphrodisiac. Rhino horn, highly valued in China and Vietnam, is used in traditional Asian medicine to treat fevers and cardiovascular disease. Over the last few years, as many (or more) rhinoceros have been killed in South Africa than are naturally born in Kruger National Park and on private farms put together. In 2015, a total of 1,342 white and black rhinos were poached across the continent. (One hint: the misspelling in "ONE YEAN WARRANTY.") One way UL has deterred fraudsters is by redesigning labels for some product categories to include a gold hologram with embedded codes and color-shifting ink, such as you'll find on high-denomination currency.Rhinos poached by African country in 2006-2014. In April 2013, customs officers intercepted 15,000 fake toasters smuggled into a Los Angeles-area seaport from China. Some extension cords with fake labels, for example, have been found with copper wiring that's inadequate to carry the appropriate current. ![]() Manufacturing shortcuts on products with counterfeit UL labels could lead to fire and shock hazards, among other dangers. Fraudsters create knockoff labels for appliances and electronics, particularly low-cost items such as power strips and extension cords as well as mobile-phone chargers and batteries, says UL's consumer safety director, John Drengenberg. Many consumers know to look for the UL label, the safety seal that the independent Underwriters Laboratories puts on more than 22 billion products annually. ![]()
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