Rhino In French Zoo Killed By Poachers For Its Horn

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- A 4-year-old white rhinoceros at the Thoiry Zoo in northern France was killed overnight, one of his horns cut off with a chainsaw, according to BBC News.

It is thought to be the first instance of poachers targeting a rhino living in a European zoo.

Vince, part of a 250-animal breeding program within European zoos, was shot three times in the head, BBC reports. His horn could fetch the poachers as much as $60,000.

France just outlawed ivory and horn trading last year.

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