A pair of white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in the Kruger National Park. A total of 448 rhinos were poached from within the South African National Parks system in 2011 alone, and 135 by March of 2012. And by poached, I mean viciously slaughtered for their horns, which are valuable on the Asian traditional medicine market. When will it end? When they’re all gone? | +
An electronic showcase of biology, a digital celebration of the natural world. Curated by Leon the Orchidhunter, author of Genetic Jungle.
Electric Orchids highlights the small things and the secret places. The mysteries of the ocean. The poetry of the forest floor.
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