Culture vs. ecology: In fact, rhinos, along with more than 100 other species, were listed as a category-one type of endangered wildlife species, for which hunting, trade or consumption is strictly prohibited, by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), signed by more than 100 member states of the United Nations, 15 years ago.
保育與文化的戰爭事實上，十五年前，附屬聯合國之下，有一百多個會員國的「華盛頓公約組織」，已將犀牛與其他三百多種瀕臨絕種野生動物，詳列在「華盛頓公約」中的第一類名單之中，嚴禁各國進行任何狩獵、交易，或利用。