[NHCOLL-L:5771] poor rhinos

[Bryant, James]

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A Swiss museum has taken the drastic step of replacing the horns of its rhinoceroses with fake ones to deter thieves fuelling a lucrative global trade, curators said recently. Staff at Bern's Natural History Museum cut off the horns of its six display animals and put crude wooden ones in their place amid concerns they would be targeted. Curators acted after hearing of horn thefts at museums across Europe. More<http://strongmail.multiview.com:80/track?type=click&mailingid=2021214&messageid=2021214&databaseid=Mailing.DS21214.2021214.6651&serial=1245170446&emailid=jbryant@riversideca.gov&userid=1955502&extra=&&&2126&&&http://multibriefs.com/ViewLink.php?i=4ef20d48bbacc>

James M. Bryant
Curator of Natural History
Museum Department, City of Riverside
3580 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
(951) 826-5273
(951) 369-4970 FAX
jbryant at riversideca.gov
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