He proposes the synthesis of an artificial substitute for rhinoceros horn. The Club for Growth endorsed Mr. Smith in July, saying were confident that hell be a strong conservative alternative to RINO incumbent Mike Simpson.. @kathy_Amidon Hey if I get the intern job, will I be exempt from Obamacare? Depending on the quantity of horn a person consumes, experts believe the acaricide would cause nausea, stomach-ache, and diarrhea, and possibly convulsions. Fincher is DC's handpicked guy. It accuses Newhouse of being aligned with the Seattle and Bellevue political elites. Thats not surprising in a race where Didier supporters accuse Newhouse of being a RINO, or Republican In Name Only, and Newhouse supporters accuse Didier of being anextremist. The Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus) is one of the most endangered large mammals in the world. [36] The black and white rhinoceros remain so closely related that they can still mate and successfully produce offspring. Laufer, Berthold. I just dont understand how shes become this, Bancroft said. However, Rep. Charles Boustany (R-LA) has thrown his name into the hat, as well. According to the World Wildlife Fund, about 500,000 rhinos lived across Asia and Africa at the beginning of the 20th century. Rhinoceros She's a RINO. A RINO is no longer a person who does not vote for policies supported by the Republican Party platform. The earliest members of Rhinocerotidae were small and numerous; at least 26 genera lived in Eurasia and North America until a wave of extinctions in the middle Oligocene wiped out most of the smaller species. [34] The woolly rhinoceros appeared in China around 1 million years ago and first arrived in Europe around 600,000 years ago. There are (at least) 173 RINOs in the 114th Congress, Commentator Michael Reagan labeled Rogers new show 'RINO radio.' Syracuse Republican Ian Hunter posts photo of his literature labeling #NY24 GOP designee John Katko a RINO. Newsmax Magazine, August2014: "Commentator Michael Reagan labeled Rogers new show 'RINO radio.' Now only Java contains the last Javan rhinos.[26][27][28][29]. When rhino poo in the same place as other rhinos - an area known as a latrine - they can smell the poo and urine of other individuals, and know who's in the area. In response to the vote, the. [56] Statistics from South African National Parks show that 333 rhinoceros were killed in South Africa in 2010,[57] increasing to 668 by 2012,[58] over 1,004 in 2013,[59][60][61] and over 1,338 killed in 2015. The name is derived from the manner in which it "captures" wildlife on film. Check out these animals that have gone extinct in the last 100 years. Rhinos contribute to economic growth and sustainable development through tourism, which creates job opportunities and provides tangible benefits to local communities living alongside rhinos. In: UK Times article: "South African spy chief linked to rhino horn trade". Rhinos are one of the few megaherbivoresplant-eaters that weigh more than 2,000 poundsthat still live in the world. Named Sally, she was an immediate hit with zoogoers. The main difference between black and white rhinos is the shape of their mouths white rhinos have broad flat lips for grazing, whereas black rhinos have long pointed lips for eating foliage. https://t.co/RCXelZ6zkM, boy, @RepReneeEllmers sure turned out yo be a #RINO. One day I may be a tea-party darling and the next day Im a RINO (Republican in Name Only), Roby said. ", Arkansas Times, February 2013: "The Club for Growth today launched a website urging for primary challengers to nine Republican members of Congress it brands RINOs (Republicans in Name Only) who're in safe Republican seats, including Rep. Rick Crawford. The name has been in use since the 14th century. [20] It is nearly as large as the African white rhino. "Two species are African: the black rhino, with. [95], To prevent poaching, in certain areas, rhinos have been tranquillized and their horns removed. We were doing it in 1962. As human populations increase, they are putting more pressure on rhino habitat as well, contracting the living space for rhinos and increasing the likelihood of contact with humansoften with fatal results, explains Huijbregts. [14] The native Tswanan name keitloa describes a South African variation of the black rhino in which the posterior horn is equal to or longer than the anterior horn.[15]. Under McCarthy, theyre back. [104], Greek historian and geographer Agatharchides (2nd century BC) mentions the rhinoceros in his book On the Erythraean Sea. The contemporary market for rhino horn is overwhelmingly driven by China and Vietnam, where it is bought by wealthy consumers to use in traditional Chinese medicine, among other uses. During the latter half of the 20th century, their numbers were severely reduced from an estimated 70,000[18] in the late 1960s to a record low of 2,410 in 1995. We work to curb poaching by implementing innovative technology and building the capacity of government and community rangers on the ground. The entire species could be lost in one catastrophic event such as a tsunami or an eruption of the nearby volcano Krakatoa, explains Huijbregts. A mainland subspecies of the Javan rhino was declared extinct in Vietnam in 2011. http://t.co/Gs2ttaoanH, GOOD TO KNOW #RINO Rep. @SteveKingIA will be a #GOP voice for #Obama's #Amnesty #ExecutiveAction #RINOhunter pic.twitter.com/B3pKbOFojO. [6], The word rhinoceros is derived through Latin from the Ancient Greek: , which is composed of - (rhino-, "nose") and (keras, "horn") with a horn on the nose. Using his voting record as mirror 4 his #RINO agenda. Since then, numbers have been steadily increasing at a continental level with numbers doubling to 4,880 by the end of 2010. If you are a Republican who lives in a blue state, you might be a RINO. http://bit.ly/hvnxgh, #RINO Billy Long in #MO7 thinks gov't shutdown isn't "practical"? The increase in human populations also puts more pressure on rhino habitats as well, shrinking the living space for rhinos and increasing the likelihood of contact with humansoften with fatal results. Reps. Greene, Gosar lost committee seats over extremist comments. Declared in February, the emergency allowed the president to funnel government funds toward the construction of a border wall along the vulnerable southern U.S. border. The two African species, the white rhinoceros and the black rhinoceros, belong to the tribe Dicerotini, which originated in the middle Miocene, about 14.2 million years ago. The white rhinoceros, white rhino or square-lipped rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) is the largest extant species of rhinoceros.It has a wide mouth used for grazing and is the most social of all rhino species. The bottom line: There is hope, and every little bit of help makes an impact. Congressman Barletta has been quiet lately. A popular idea that "white" is a distortion of either the Afrikaans word wyd or the Dutch word wijd (or its other possible spellings whyde, weit, etc.,), meaning "wide" and referring to the rhino's square lips, is not supported by linguistic studies. Very few rhinos survive outside national parks and reserves due to persistent poaching and habitat loss over many decades. Males have much larger horns than the females. Found in Africa, white rhinos have two genetically different subspecies: the northern white rhino and the southern white rhino. Rhinos also communicate through their poo and urine. It has been found through DNA comparison that the Sumatran rhinoceros is the most ancient extant rhinoceros and related to the extinct Eurasian woolly rhino species, Coelodonta. There were many more rhinos in the early 1900s, but today they are threatened by poaching and habitat loss, says Pereira. #Vote. [92] The World Wildlife Fund opposes legalization of the horn trade, as it may increase demand,[93] while IFAW released a report by EcoLarge, suggesting that more thorough knowledge of economic factors is required to justify the pro-trade option. "Two species are African: the black rhino, with 5,500 animals left, and the white rhino, with [around] 18,000 animals left," says Emma Pereira, Communications Manager at Save the Rhino International. Once, only 200 remained, but it has made quite the comeback. The plural in English is rhinoceros or rhinoceroses. Plus, there are no known West African black rhinos in captivity. Young rhinos sometimes fall prey to big cats, crocodiles, African wild dogs, and hyenas. The last known Javan rhino in Vietnam was reportedly killed for its horn in 2011 by Vietnamese poachers. Will Current Conservation Responses Save the Critically Endangered Sumatran Rhinoceros? ", https://twitter.com/don_price60/status/525646015399862272?lang=en, https://twitter.com/GovtsTheProblem/status/543135391943888896?lang=en, RedState, March 2011: "The Right Honorable Jeff Miller joins the RINOs. Like the African species, it has two horns; the larger is the front (2579 centimetres (9.831.1in)), with the smaller usually less than 10 centimetres (3.9in) long. Good, throw RINO Pete out! Vicky Hartzler earns another RINO stripe. This can be confusing, as the two species are not truly distinguishable by color. His name is Tom Cole. Learn more about the five different species of rhino. A mature rhino typically stands about 1.3m (4ft 3in) high at the shoulder, has a length of 2.43.2m (7ft 10in 10ft 6in) and weighs around 700kg (1,500lb), though the largest individuals have been known to weigh as much as 1,000 kilograms (2,200lb). Senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a governor's appointment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODPmlLmIgM4, Why can't @CongPalazzo and @GreggHarper vote like conservatives? Very effective, but sadly turns out hes a RINO. at elected officials. WWF has a long history of supporting rhino translocations with the aim to establish new populations within their former range and move animals from risk areas to safe havens. It's time to retire this word. Aug 26 http://t.co/KSkhs22I85, Scott Rigell is pro-life anti gay marriage & supports Ryan's budget plan GOPers are calling him a RINO for calling for a clean CR, Randy forbes eric cantor repub rino's vote them out, The 5th District of VA Needs a Conservative Not a RINO http://bit.ly/1EBJWI No to Robert Hurt (RINO) #tbrs #icon #sgp #tcot, Website of Top House Republican Drops Opposition to Amnesty http://t.co/53XrMq1PhO Bob Goodlatte JUST TAGGED HINSELF A RINO TRAITOR. [85][86], International trade in rhinoceros horn has been declared illegal by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since 1977. Now. Another #WA Rep that sold your Internet Freedom to BIG GOV, Orwellian Cyber-spying: @davereichert #RINO #Neocon #CISPA #StopCISPA #tcot #GOP, #RINO Sean Duffy attacks Ted Cruz again #DefundTheGOP http://t.co/TcNf6CcysJ, @RepRibble @NTU Name one thing you have been instrumental in that affected all Americans? In South Africa, WWF, in partnership with Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and Eastern Cape Parks and Tourismand partners started the Black Rhino Ranger Expansion Project (BBREP) in 2003. However, despite two mates, she failed to breed. The largest genus of the family was Paraceratherium, which was more than twice as heavy as a bull African elephant, and was one of the largest land mammals that ever lived. They are all RINOs. We focus on the conservation of four of the five rhino species, working to contribute to their population recovery and growth by achieving an annual growth rate of at least 5% for key populations:Black rhinoTo protect black rhinos from poaching and habitat loss, WWF is taking action in three key African rhino range countries: Namibia, South Africa, and Kenya. ), and he happens to be your representative in Congress. Since its start, the project has helped successfully establish 12 new black rhino populations in safer, more spacious locations within their former range and relocated a total of 201 critically endangered black rhinos. Rhinoceroses are some of the largest remaining megafauna: all weigh at least one tonne in adulthood. Although rhinos are large and aggressive and have a reputation for being resilient, they are very easily poached; they visit water holes daily and can be easily killed while they drink. Creating more dispersed and better protected populations also helps keep rhinos safe from poachers. Though once widespread throughout Asia, by the 1930s they were nearly hunted to extinction in Nepal, India, Burma, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra for the supposed medical powers of their horns and blood. The weight of a rhino calf varies by species, but most are between 75 and 140 pounds (35 to 65 kilograms) when they are born. This legend was depicted in the film The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980), which shows an African rhinoceros putting out two campfires. Photograph: Drew Bantlin/African Parks They can be . A third smaller horn might also exist in some individuals. This is because Kenya's black rhino population dropped from more than 20,000 in the 1970s to a low of fewer than 400 animals in 1987. I do not think it means what you think it means. Gavin Livingston, Source Population Alliance and Southern Black Rhino Program Manager at the Conservation Centers for Species Survival, adds that civil-war issues have also contributed to this problem in Africa. [105][106] Similarly in medieval era Thai literature, Agni also called Phra Phloeng is sometimes described as riding a rhinoceros.[107][108]. The other three species are from Asia: the greater one-horned rhinos, approximately 3,500; Javan rhinos, fewer than 70; and Sumatran rhinos, fewer than 80., The white rhino currently makes up the largest part of the rhino population. [68] In Europe, it was historically believed that rhino horns could purify water and could detect poisoned liquids, and likely as an aphrodisiac and an antidote to poison. Join us to make change. Yes he is. BC He IS one! 1250 24th Street, N.W. Most of these horns find their way into the illegal market in Vietnam, where law enforcement is weak and criminal networks grind up the horns to sell for use in traditional medicines or sell them whole as a high-value gift item. Interspecific hybridisation of black and white rhinoceros has also been confirmed. Albrecht Drer created a famous woodcut of a rhinoceros in 1515, based on a written description and brief sketch by an unknown artist of an Indian rhinoceros that had arrived in Lisbon earlier that year. A 2012 spike in rhino killings increased concerns about the future of the species. The biggest thing you can do to help save the rhinos? #CFG, Pat Meehan identified as potential #RINO by RedState.com. These remaining animals are isolated in fragmented pockets of forests that prevent them breeding. Together, these nations hold about 87% of the total black rhino population. I expect him to put out an Email explaining WHY he voted Aye. [90] The South African government has proposed that a legal trade of rhino horn be established, arguing that this could reduce poaching and prevent the extinction of this species. During translocations, some rhinos are airlifted by helicopter. To enable authorities to distinguish the bioengineered horn from real rhinoceros horn, the genetic code of the bioengineered horn could be registered, similar to the DNA of living rhinoceros in the RhODIS (Rhino DNA Index System). [19], The Indian rhinoceros, or greater one-horned rhinoceros, (Rhinoceros unicornis) has a single horn 20 to 60cm long. Between 1960 and 1995, black rhino numbers dropped by a sobering 98 percent, from 65,000 to less than 2,500, says Huijbregts. Its length reaches 3.13.2m (1010ft) including the head, and its height 1.51.7m (4ft 11in 5ft 7in). While there are fewer Javan rhino individuals, the remaining Javan rhino all live in one site and are a healthy breeding population. Guess I won't be voting for you anymore. Elasmotherium The species diverged during the early Pliocene (about 5 million years ago). White rhinos at Akagera national park, Rwanda. Sumatran rhinoThe Sumatran rhino is the most threatened of all rhino species, with fewer than 80 surviving in fragmented sub-populations across Indonesia on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. Analysis: Further evidence of how much the GOP has changed since the Bush years, Analysis: Democrats in Minnesota move to require 100 percent clean electricity by 2040, Analysis: Revenge is driving some key committee decisions, On our radar: Taylor Swift ticket debacle spurs Senate hearing, The impressively weak effort to whatabout Bidens classified documents, The Republican whitewash of the Jan. 6 attack on democracy. We also tackle illegal trade ofand demand forrhino horn through advocacy and strengthening of local and international law enforcement to bring trafficking perpetrators to justice. This article was published more than8 years ago. ", "Rhino poaching on the rise, ministers pledge to tackle illegal horn trade", "Spike in rhino poaching threatens survival of species", "Legalizing the Sale of Rhino Horn May Only Endanger the Animals More", "The World Votes to Keep Rhino Horn Sales Illegal: A proposal by Swaziland to legalize trade in rhino horn was rejected at the wildlife trade conference in South Africa", "A Brief History of the Long Fight to End Rhino Slaughter", "South Africa moves ahead on domestic trade in rhino horn", "Minister Edna Molewa briefs the media on Cabinet approval of the rhino trade proposal for consideration at CITES CoP17 in 2016", "Should the rhino horn trade be legalized? The lip is prehensile. They are first sedated and then carefully airlifted to awaiting vehicles which take them to their new locations. Sometimes, a third smaller horn may develop. [12][13], The white rhino has an immense body and large head, a short neck and broad chest. As a result, these populations have been on the decline. The white rhino is the only rhino species that is not considered endangered; instead, its Near Threatened. 1914. The color of these rhinos is reddish brown. [30][31], Plantations for palm oil have taken out the living areas and led to the eradication of the rhino in Sumatra.[32]. For instance, in a study there were three northern white rhinoceroses with 81 chromosomes. @marklevinshow I'm done with RINO's, Barbara Comstock in Virginia was the last straw for me. The organization questions the assumptions that the infusion technique works as intended, and that even if the poison were effective, whether middlemen in a lucrative, illegal trade would care much about the effect it would have on buyers. He's a RINO. ', @Robert_Aderholt You are a disgrace to all AlabamaTypical #RINO sellout #TimeToTakeOutTheGarbage #PrayForAmerica, https://twitter.com/victoria_29/status/86294737233002496?lang=en, #RINO's in Washington are getting too comfortable! By 1970, rhino numbers dropped to 70,000, and today, around 27,000 rhinos remain in the wild. Those remaining rhinos live in fragmented, isolated areas and are prone to inbreeding, as healthy genetic mixing is more difficult among smaller groups. The Sumatran rhinoceros is the only surviving representative of the Dicerorhinini. "If Montanans want to nominate a quite moderate Republican, I'm OK with that. [80][81][82] The "Vietnam CITES Management Authority" has claimed that Hanoi recently experienced a 77% drop in the usage of rhino horn, but National Geographic has challenged these claims, noticing that there was no rise in the numbers of criminals who were apprehended or prosecuted. You wont believe these other wild animal species you never knew were endangered. Experts list the Sumatran rhino as Critically Endangered, with fewer than 80 remaining in the world. The colour of this animal can range from yellowish brown to slate grey. The amynodontids were hippopotamus-like in their ecology and appearance, inhabiting rivers and lakes, and sharing many of the same adaptations to aquatic life as hippos. Found in Africa, black rhinos live in grasslands, savannahs, and tropical bushlands. Translocations reduce pressure on existing wildlife reserves and provide new territory within their former range where rhinos have a greater opportunity to increase in number. http://t.co/To217rIAkd via @BreitbartNews, US Congressional District 26 Republican Primary: Carlos Curbelo is the Establishment RINO proCommon Core & must be stopped #stopcommoncore, First Republican U.S. Rep. 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