And in East Asia, where rhinoceros horns have traditionally been prized as a medicinal ingredient, the economic takeoff enabled more people to buy them, creating a rampant market for smuggling and poaching.
而一向以犀角為貴重藥物傳統的東亞國家，在經濟起飛後，也有更多人開始購買犀角，造成走私市場旺盛，犀牛仍不斷遭盜獵。