A zoo in the Czech Republic has begun removing the horns of all of its rhinos,considering as a better to leave animals with stumps than risk them being killed by poachers.

The decision comes after the attack four weeks ago on Vince, a four year old southern white rhino ,at Thoiry Zoo in Paris .Vince was shot dead by poachers who sawed off one of his horns with a chainsaw.

Fearing more attacks Dvur Kralove Zoo in the northern Czech Republic will remove the horns of its 21 rhinoceroses,official said there. Pamir a southern white rhino on Monday became the first to lose his horn in a procedure carried out by a veterinarian under anesthetic.

The decision to remove the horn was difficult and sad,Jan Stejskal ,director of international projects at the zoo said/ told CNN."we understand it is natural thing for a rhino to have horns ,"he said ."we would love to keep them untouched.I was there during the procedure on Monday and emotionally i didn't like it.

But it does not hurt the animal ,and this is a necessary measure that cana help us reduce risk"he said.

World wide danger

Five rhinos species are on endangered list.They often are victims of poaching in the wild ,because some people believe their horns have medicinal properties.

Horns can be sold on the black market for around 60,000 USD per round more than gold,diamond or cocaine.

Dehorning operations have taken place in parks and reserves in Africa and another zoo in Europe ,Pairi Daiza in Belgium ,has also decided to take the drastic step following the Paris attack.

Hello my fellow ambassadors how do think about this new method (dehorning) as the best method for rhino life protection.