Building synthetic rhino horn in the lab is neither simple nor cheap, however, compared to the real thing it is. Wild horn on the black market can cost anywhere between $30,000 and $100,000 per kg.

"Ultimately, the aim is to try to devalue rhinoceros horn in the eyes of the end users ... being the most valuable false commodity in the black-market trade, with a higher value even than gold ...

The illegal trade of powdered rhino horn reaches astronomical figures on the black market, and poaching of rhinos in Africa ...

The idea here isn’t to affix fake horns to rhinos, of course, but rather to flood the black market with copies of horns that are so close to the real thing that nobody will know one from the other.

which could cause even more poaching for real rhino horn. He also questions how in practice fake horn could be inserted into an illegal black market trade. Mr Taylor is not certain that artificial ...

At the bloody heart of this conflict is the rhino's horn, a prized ingredient in traditional Asian medicines. Though black market prices vary widely, as of last fall dealers in Vietnam quoted ...

The lead investigator told BBC News the trade in rhino horn was now "morphing" into a market for luxury items. At least 7,100 rhinos are estimated to have been killed in Africa since 2007.

The rising price of ivory and rhino horn on the black market, combined with centuries-old traditions of valuing these products as either status symbols (in the case of ivory) or traditional ...

Why? Because of the value of their horn. Rhino horn is reportedly worth more than gold on the black market. According to Save the Rhino International, it is predominantly sold to Asia. If there is ...