TY - BOOK AU - Cunningham,Carol AU - Berger,Joel TI - Horn of darkness SN - 0195111133 (alk. paper) U1 - 599.728 PY - 1997/// CY - New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Black rhinoceros KW - Wildlife conservation N1 - annexed index and glossary; A Black Rhino Time Line Map I. YEAR OF THE MOPANE FLY [1991] 1. In the Rhino's Path 2. Bumbling around in the Bush 3. Trial by Fire 4. Etosha 5. Dark Nights and Moonlight 6. Mom 7. The Unforgiving Desert 8. A Tracker Appears 9. It Depends on Your Perspective 10. Through the Eyes of a Poacher 11. "The Missus" II. YEAR OF THE TSONGOLOLO [1992] 12. A Caprivi Crossing 13. Rhino Illusions 14. Namib Edge 15. Buried in Sand 16. Lions and Hyenas 17. The Dead and the Brave 18. Concrete Corridors 19. Of Science and Ecology III. YEAR OF THE SCORPION [1993] 20. The Europa Hof 21. Trails of Dust 22. Of Moths and Maggots 23. The Zimbabwe Massacre 24. Missing Calves 25. The Witch Doctor's Revenge 26. The Pelvis and the Lion 27. Horn Traders IV. YEAR OF THE HUMAN [1994] 28. Rhino Rhetoric 29. Xenophobia Epilogue Postscript Acknowledgments Glossary Selected Bibliography Index N2 - The black rhino is nature's tank, feared by all animals, even lions. And yet the black rhino is on the edge of extinction, its numbers dwindling from 100,000 at the turn of the century, to less than 2,500 today. The reason is that in places like Yemen, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, the rhino's horn is more treasured than gold, so valuable that people will risk their lives to harvest it. To deter rhino UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/96022323-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0605/96022323-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0726/96022323-b.html ER -