Dehorning The article “De-Horning” from the Save the Rhino website cliams that dehorning is an effective way of protecting rhino as it makes poaching less profitable. By using the successful cases of Namibia and Zimbabwe, the author tries to exemplify how dehorning reduce poaching losses fruitfully, however, several successful cases across Afica can not prove that dehorning is worth spreading on a large-scale if we take the high costs of each dehorning into consideration, let along the re-growth of dehorned rhino horn, which means a recurrent basis. Though author highlights the importance of adequate anti-poaching monitoring and security, the poor economic situation of Africa is still neglected. Inspite of limited funding, the author recommends that dehorning should go on in parallel with publicity work in order to ensure that poachers are aware that, in which area, the rhinos have been dehorned, also it may pose the risk to horned individuals in other areas. The another article “Does De-Horning Rhino Stop the Poachers, Harm Rhino?”, written by Margrit Harris on 21 December 2013 from the Scoop-It website presents a different view of dehorning by standing on humanitarian grounds. The author explains the dehorning process in detail, showing that even though the animal is under anaesthetic, there is still a risk to the rhino during the operation, and it’s unfair to rhino by taking away their horns in order to have them be able to survive. The author also admits that there is a limitation by simply using protective measures, however, he is still sceptical about whether to expand the dehorning as an anti-poaching tool at the same time. The reason lies in the limited funding and the different poaching rates in different countries. Under this condition, the author believes that organize economic analyses of the horn trade, and meanwhile, sanction the horn trade, could cut demand for methods like dehorning, which is just a talk in generalities. It’s hard to restrain demand of rhino horn as long as human exsit in this world, we should dredging, rather than blocking. Dehorning can not effectively deters poachers as they are not care about the size of horns, which means even rhinos with stumps could be targeted. Smuggling would never disappear as long as the benefit remain, then why not use the funds on anti-poaching monitoring and security rather than dehorning? If the monitoring and security is strict enough, then the poachers are less likely to risk their lives.