Veterinary assistance is highly recommended to prevent excessive bleeding, infections, and prolonged stress on the animal,” he says. The hot dehorning iron or a dehorning wire can be used to ...

Within two minutes he was down on his knees. The dehorning team approached quickly, attached blinkers to cover his eyes as a group of ranch hands held him down and attached a rope to his back leg.

Listen below. The mass dehorning of rhinos in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park (HiP), KwaZulu-Natal, this year has led to an impressive 80% reduction in poaching since the operation began in April.