Saying no to poaching
Children from Odyssey, The Global Pre-school, got up close and personal with the Singapore Zoo’s rhinoceros yesterday to take part in a new month-long rhino conservation awareness campaign, which begins today. The initiative aims to draw attention to the plight of wild rhinos, which are hunted for their horns that are believed to offer medicinal benefits. Despite the ban on global trade of rhinoceros horn, the market is still thriving and Singapore has been used as a transit point. The zoo is encouraging visitors to donate their nail clippings to draw attention to the fact that rhino horn is made of the same material as human nails and useless as medicine. The campaign will be held in conjunction with World Rhino Day, which falls on Sept 22. PHOTO: geneieve Teo
Children from Odyssey, The Global Pre-school, got up close and personal with the Singapore Zoo’s rhinoceros yesterday to take part in a new month-long rhino conservation awareness campaign, which begins today. The initiative aims to draw attention to the plight of wild rhinos, which are hunted for their horns that are believed to offer medicinal benefits. Despite the ban on global trade of rhinoceros horn, the market is still thriving and Singapore has been used as a transit point. The zoo is encouraging visitors to donate their nail clippings to draw attention to the fact that rhino horn is made of the same material as human nails and useless as medicine. The campaign will be held in conjunction with World Rhino Day, which falls on Sept 22. PHOTO: geneieve Teo