March 2012
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National Geographic Magazine: Rhino Wars | Rivaling the price of gold on the black market, rhino horn is at the center of a bloody poaching battle. →
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By Peter Gwin
Photograph by Brent Stirton
The rifle shot boomed through the darkening forest just as Damien Mander arrived at his campfire after a long day training game ranger recruits in western Zimbabwe’s Nakavango game reserve. His thoughts flew to Basta, a pregnant black rhinoceros, and…