To conservationists, Solio Ranch in Kenya’s Central Highlands is home to one of the biggest concentrations of rhinoceroses in Africa. To poachers, it is a moderately well guarded bank vault. Rhino horns are now literally worth their weight in gold – not to mention platinum or cocaine. At about $30,000 a pound, a single horn can fetch up to $300,000.
对动物保护主义者来说,肯尼亚中央高地(Central Highlands)的索里奥牧场犀牛保护区(Solio Ranch)是非洲犀牛最大的聚集地之一。对偷猎者来说,这里则是一座戒备程度适中的银行金库。不夸张地说,犀牛角的价格已与同等重量的黄金相当——有些情况下甚至与同等重量的铂或可卡因相当。若按每磅约3万美元的价格计算,一只犀牛角的售价就高达30万美元。
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