Poachers kill rhino, steal horn at Paris zoo

By Jennifer Cruz

Vince, the white rhino who was killed this week, arrives at the zoo with Bruno in 2015. (Photo: Thoiry Zoo)
A four-year-old white rhinoceros named Vince was shot and killed by poachers who broke into a zoo near Paris sometime Monday night. After the animal’s death, poachers cut off his horn with a chainsaw.
Vince, who was shot three times in the head, was found by staff Tuesday morning, according to a statement from the Thoiry Zoo. The discovery left zoo workers both “extremely shocked” and saddened, while the zoo called the act “heinous.”
Furthermore, Vince’s second horn was partially cut off, indicating either the poachers were interrupted or their equipment failed before they were able to complete the job.
Despite numerous security measures, including zoo staff sleeping at the facility, it appears the poachers broke into the zoo through at least two separate fences, then forced their way into an animal enclosure in order to get to the rhinos.
Vince, who came to live in the zoo in March 2015, was one of three rhinos in the facility. The other two rhinos – five-year-old Bruno and 37-year-old Gracie – were not injured and are said to be healthy and safe. It’s unclear whether

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