It's about time that these poachers started getting sentences commensurate with the damage they do. Pity that the South African partner wasn't also convicted at the same time.

Poachers have already killed a record number of rhinos in South Africa this year, with 455 slaughtered so far, the government has said. By Mid October... Does not include other African Countries Only 13 rhinos were killed in 2007 but this rose sharply to 448 in 2011 - more than in any previous year. Poaching is being driven by the soaring price of rhino horn, which is used in traditional medicine in Asian countries such as China and Vietnam. South Africa has about 20,000 rhinos, or 90% of all the rhinos in Africa

They should have their testicles removed and in front of their eyes they should be dried and ground down into powder and then, again while they are in full observation, the powder should be given as a healing agent to sick persons. After this becomes the mandatory sentence and is handed out once or twice there is no doubt that rhino poaching will become a thing of the past.

It is really sad what is happening to the rhinos recently. A lot of rhinos have been killed in India too. Last months National Geographic magazine tells about the over 25,000 elephants slaughtered just last year. It is a great failure of the education systems around the world, when people have not been educated to the importance of preserving the planet's wildlife.