1.   Prices were sky high, with rhino horn worth four times as much as ivory, and still rising.

2.   The Department of the Environment has banned all buying and selling of antique rhino horn in order to discourage the trade worldwide.

3.   Pet-seekers are among the major customers for monkeys, while rhino horn, tiger bone and bear gall bladders are sold for use in traditional oriental medicine.

4.   Taiwan has prohibited the trade in rhino horn, but critics say the regulations are not being enforced.

5.   China has published a ban on trading in rhino horns and tiger bones, coveted ingredients for Chinese traditional medicines.

6.   Warned that the certification was about to be issued, China has already responded by banning trade in rhino horns and tiger bones.

7.   Elliott found no trace of rhino horn in the small round pellets.

8.   He said his laboratory has not found any traces of rhino horn in the hundreds of cases of tea balls confiscated by the U.S. government.

9.   Potions made from animal penises and rhino horns are believed by some cultures to have aphrodisiac powers.

10.   Rhino horn is often used as a fever-reducing compound, and tiger bone is often prescribed for arthritis and rheumatism.