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by random_ind_dude 3865 days ago
>India itself is a big importer of horns and I think much bigger then China

That's not true at all. In fact India has two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhino population in the Kaziranga National Park.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaziranga_National_Park

There are armed guards protecting the rhinos and they've even shot and killed poachers, though poaching still happens due to demand from Southeast Asia.

http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/3-poachers-killed-by-forest-g...

As per the article below, Vietnam is the country that is driving the current demand for rhino horns.

http://qz.com/82302/theres-a-country-that-will-pay-300000-pe...