In Vietnam, there is an ancient practice of traditional healing that involves the use of powdered rhino horns. Rhino horns were used in various traditional healing scenarios, treating everything from the common cold to cancer. Unfortunately, this practice doesn’t translate well the present: Rhinos are an extremely endangered species, and there are a number of modern medicines that can treat what rhino horn was believed to treat in the past. One group of traditional practitioners in Vietnam has recognized this, and have take a vow not to use it. Currently, the group is hosting workshops about the toll that rhino poaching is taking on the population of the species. And another amazing thing is happening as well: **The rhinos themselves are continuing to survive and thrive.**
