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.
對動物保護主義者來說,肯亞中央高地(Central Highlands)的索里奧牧場犀牛保護區(Solio Ranch)是非洲犀牛最大的聚集地之一。對偷獵者來說,這裏則是一座戒備程度適中的銀行金庫。不誇張地說,犀牛角的價格已與同等重量的黃金相當——有些情況下甚至與同等重量的鉑或可卡因相當。若按每磅約3萬美元的價格計算,一隻犀牛角的售價就高達30萬美元。
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