Once upon a time

Rhino poaching has increased 2000% in 3 years.

Africa’s rhinos face their worst poaching crisis in decades with sophisticated organised crime syndicates killing more than 800 animals in the past three years, conservationists said yesterday.

The two horns on each rhinoceros sell for high prices on the black market in South-east Asia, where they are believed to have medicinal properties.

Vietnam, where the horn is ground down for medicines, is repeatedly implicated in the South African poaching trade.

The Swiss-based International Union for Conservation of Nature said poaching of the two different species of African rhinos is on the rise in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. South Africa alone lost 333 rhinos last year and has lost more than 70 this year so far, according to IUCN.

imadethisup:

I almost didn’t reblog this. I just wanted to say “aw” and move on, and try to forget this gory picture, but my thoughts stopped me.

Is this how I want to live life? Ignore every sad and horrible thing that passes by? Because it disgusts me?

Who am I to judge what is worthy of my attention?

Who am I to judge that, when I, myself, and not worthy enough at all for God’s attention. And yet He gives it to all of us.

So I reblogged this. I hope to raise awareness of these horrible acts. These are beautiful creatures. Whoever dares disturb their beauty needs to be stopped and deserves to be punished.

(via just-the-way-you-arent)