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Vince (22 September 2012 – 5 March 2017) was a Southern white rhinoceros who was killed by poachers inside a zoo in Thoiry near Paris, France.

Birth and life

Vince was born on 22 September 2012 at Royal Burgers' Zoo, Arnhem, Netherlands. He was the second calf produced by 12-year-old Kwanzaa and her 20-year-old mate Gilou. Vince was born six weeks premature.^[3]^[4] On 6 November 2012 he was introduced to other safari animals at the Zoo.^[5]

In March 2015, Vince and another rhinoceros Bruno were transferred to Parc Zoologique de Thoiry in France.^[6]^[7] He lived in an enclosure with two other rhinoceroses, Bruno and Gracie.^[8] The three animals bonded, and Vince and Bruno, who were the same age, often played together.^[8]

Killing

On 5 March 2017, Vince was shot three times and killed by poachers. They stole one of his horns after sawing it off with a chainsaw, and partially sawed off his second horn.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14] Rhinoceros horns are used in traditional Chinese medicine and Asian cultures,^[15] and a single horn can be sold for up to $300,000 on the black market.^[16]

On his death, Thierry Duguet, the head of the zoo, said "There has never been a case like this in a zoo in Europe, an assault of such violence, evidently for this stupid trafficking of rhinoceros horns".^[10] French Minister Ségolène Royal called the killing a "criminal act."^[10]

References

1. ^{{cite news|last1=Forster|first1=Katie|title=Poachers break into Paris zoo, shoot rhino dead and steal its horn|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/paris-zoo-thoiry-rhino-horn-poachers-shoot-dead-animal-vince-a7616076.html|accessdate=8 March 2017|work=The Independent|date=8 March 2017|quote=This is thought to be the first time in Europe a live animal living in captivity has been killed by poachers.}}
2. ^{{cite news|last1=Samuel|first1=Henry|title='Heinous' poachers break into Paris zoo and shoot white rhino three times in the head for its horn|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/07/heinous-poachers-slay-vince-rhino-horn-inside-french-zoo-first/|accessdate=8 March 2017|work=The Daily Telegraph|date=7 March 2017|quote=Thierry Duquet, the zoo director, said that the "extremely shocking" attack was a first in Europe.}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/wildlife/9566899/Dutch-zoo-welcomes-brand-new-baby-white-rhino.html|title=Dutch zoo welcomes brand new baby white rhino|work=telegraph.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2017}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/25/rare-white-rhino-born-early-netherlands-zoo_n_1914511.html|title=Rare White Rhino 'Vince' Born Prematurely At Burgers' Zoo, Netherlands (VIDEO)|first=Sara|last=Gates|date=26 September 2012|publisher=|accessdate=6 April 2017|via=Huff Post}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-the-white-rhinoceros-vince-of-burgers-zoo-in-the-dutch-city-arnhem-55318504.html|title=Stock Photo - The white rhinoceros Vince of Burgers' Zoo in the Dutch city Arnhem and born in September, plunged his self Thuesday (6-11-2012) into a new adventure. For the first time in his|first=Alamy|last=Limited|work=alamy.com|accessdate=6 April 2017}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=ARNHEM - In Burgers' Zoo in the Dutch city Arnhem the 2.5 year old white rhinoceros Vince was Monday 9-3-2015 loaded and put on transport to the animal zoo Thoyry in France|url=http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-arnhem-in-burgers-zoo-in-the-dutch-city-arnhem-the-25-year-old-white-79542153.html|website=alamy.com|accessdate=6 April 2017|date=9 March 2015}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thesun.co.uk/video/news/young-white-rhinoceros-vince-and-bruno-arrive-at-thoiry-zoo-near-paris/|title=Young white rhinoceros Vince and Bruno arrive at Thoiry Zoo near Paris|date=7 March 2017|work=thesun.co.uk|accessdate=6 April 2017}}
8. ^{{cite web|title=At Blair Drummond Safari Park we have been part of the European Endangered Species Programme – EEP – since the early 2000s.|url=https://www.blairdrummond.com/animals/rhino-house|website=blairdrummond.com|accessdate=6 April 2017}}
9. ^{{cite news|title=White rhino shot dead in French zoo, horn sawn off|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/us-france-rhino-idUKKBN16E209|accessdate=7 March 2017|work=Reuters|date=7 March 2017}}
10. ^¹²{{cite news|last1=Breeden|first1=Aurelien|title=Rhinoceros Is Killed for Its Horn at Wildlife Park Near Paris|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/07/world/europe/rhinoceros-vince-paris-killed.html|accessdate=7 March 2017|work=The New York Times|date=7 March 2017}}
11. ^¹{{cite news|last1=Willsher|first1=Kim|title=Rhino shot dead by poachers at French zoo|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/07/rhino-shot-dead-by-poachers-at-french-zoo|accessdate=7 March 2017|work=The Guardian|date=7 March 2017}}
12. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/03/07/519009851/poachers-break-into-french-zoo-kill-white-rhino-and-steal-his-horn|title=Poachers Break Into French Zoo, Kill White Rhino And Steal His Horn|work=NPR.org|access-date=2017-04-16|language=en}}
13. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39194844|title=Poachers kill rhino for his horn at French zoo|date=2017-03-07|work=BBC News|access-date=2017-04-16|language=en-GB}}
14. ^{{Cite news|url=http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/03/wildlife-watch-rhino-poaching-zoo-trafficking/|title=Poachers Kill Rhino in Brazen Attack at French Zoo|date=2017-03-07|access-date=2017-04-16}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-hard-truth-about-the-rhino-horn-aphrodisiac-market/|title=The Hard Truth about the Rhino Horn "Aphrodisiac" Market|first=Jeremy|last=Hsu|work=scientificamerican.com|accessdate=6 April 2017}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/white-rhino-vince-in-paris-zoo-shot-dead-horn-hacked-off-for-ivory/news-story/2fa069ec4f1e112e143fe7f34cc34ce4|title=White rhino Vince in Paris zoo shot dead, horn hacked off|work=theaustralian.com.au|accessdate=6 April 2017}}