economic population expands they have more disposable income so it's also a status symbol with rhino horn and ran a horn is worth anywhere from thirty five thousand to sixty five thousand u.s. dollars per kilo so that's that's big business there's a lot of money in it and it's low risk you can still legally hunt rhino in south africa and south africa is home to seventy five percent of africa's right-o. pot while white rhino population so there is a big deal which would be difficult to get into into here about legalizing the trade in rhino horn which could prevent the species from becoming extinct because currently the laws are in order to get rhino horn you have to kill the rhino so there's a whole lot going on of illegal in one permuted killings through private hands as opposed to national alongside the poaching in national parks so the syndicates are highly highly. placed everybody knows who they are everybody knows where they live but there's so there's so much money involved here and they are so highly protected and corruption is a huge huge issue that it's difficult to get to them bu

think shark fin, rhino horn, and the proverbial snake oil.that this medicine is going to help them possibly cure cancer, they have no reservation doing it? you're giving them false help. >> we never use "cure cancer." >> that's the subsection. helps your body use its natural ability to cure cancer. people will only see "cure cancer." >> fight cancer. >> eating vegetables can help you fight cancer. you don't want to use the word "cure" but that's what the subtext is in this drug. >> the subtext, obviously we want to help to the maximum ability that this medicine can possibly help. >> reporter: they say it's been helping people here in the dominican republic for generations. she says she always has a scorpion. like the shopkeeper maria who keeps scorpions bottled in turpentine with her at all times. using the venom-infused solution helps heal her arthritis, she says. and will even help my runner's knee. it didn't. but it did keep the mosquitos away. next up, this modest rented lab in the capital santo domingo, they extract the venom. >> why don

high-profit low-risk crime where individuals can make hundreds of thousands on elephant ivory and rhino horns in a short period of time. in a lot of countries they don't face gaol time. >> we have a choice. we will either be witness or solution to an unfolding ecological disaster. >> wildlife advocates say international enforcements need to be stepped up or elephants will go extinct. >> one elephant dies every 15 minutes, that's 30,000 a year, in less than 10 years elephants are gone. the time is yesterday. we have run out of time. >> some of the remains from the destruction will be saved to build a memorial for slaughtered lel fantastic, other culturally significant pieces will be saved for schools and museums. >> that story and the rest of the new, including more as you see on the website on the philippines is on the website. aljazeera.com. ♪ >>> this is "real money," you are the most important part of the show. join our conversation not next half hour on twitter using

only the latest example the disappearance of the world's most exotic and precious animals is a rhino horns and elephant tusks ivory is highly valuable in black markets around the world and poachers will go to extra room or lengths to kill these animals including the poisoning of their water holds with deadly cyanide to give you some perspective of the decline there were roughly one point two million african elephants on the earth in one thousand eight hundred today that number is dropped to around four hundred twenty thousand so while they break down the spectacle ivory trade and how we can reverse the trend of extinction i was joined earlier by elie weiss president and founder of the wild eyes foundation i started by asking her how widespread the poaching industry is and why it continues to grow on abated. well it's it's international it's hugely widespread and it's been able to grow unabated because it's so. risk free relatively or it. being caught and taking the risk takes a long time the laws in in country in africa where the elephants the range states they are not geared toward prosec

only the latest example the disappearance of the world's most exotic and precious animals is the rhino horns and elephant tusks ivory is highly valuable in black markets around the world and poachers will go to extra ream lengths to kill these animals including the poisoning of their water holds with deadly cyanide to give you some perspective of the decline they were roughly.

parliament the other day from a chinese lady who said that they're investment companies now who hoard rhino horns for exactly the same reasons and there are people who suspected them for being behind some of the killings we've seen because obviously wipe out the runner in the wild the stock is worth an absolute fortune it is unbelievably perverse but this is market failure you know you have to recognize where the market can deliver you mention fishing well if you've got boats with fishing lines that would stretch from london to brighton or nets that are twice the size of the o two arena the million and millennium those are not compatible with a sustainable future you need to regulate is just simply no reconciling that with a future with a sustainable future so you need to have an intervention in the market where the market isn't working elephants another example we almost always close down the ivory industry in one thousand nine hundred an absolute ban on all sales elephant populations rose even the ivory price when it was just seemed to be working then they allowed one of sales a little bit a li

parliament the other day from a chinese lady said that their investment companies know who hoard rhino horns for exactly the same reasons and there are people who suspected them for being behind some of the killings we've seen because obviously wipe out the runner in the wild the stock is worth an absolute fortune it is unbelievably provost but this is market failure you know you have to recognise where the market can deliver you mention fishing well if you've got boats with fishing lines that would stretch from london to brighton or nets that are twice the size of the o two arena the million and millennium those are not compatible with a sustainable future you need to regulate is just simply no reconciling that it's with a future with a sustainable future so you need to have an intervention in the market where the market isn't working elephants another example we almost always close down the ivory industry in one thousand nine hundred the nazi ban on all sales elephant populations rose our i've read even the ivory price when it was just seemed to be working then they allowed one of sales a

where individuals can make hundreds of thousands of dollars millions of dollars onle feint ivory or rhino hornin a very sport period of time, and in a lot of countries they won't face jail time. >> we have a choice. we will either be witness or solution to an unfolding ebbing lodge cam disaster. >> wild life advocates i say international enforcement needs to be stepped up or elephants will go exist. >> one elephant is dying every 15 minutes. that's 30,000 elephant as year. just by simple math, in less than ten years elephants are gone. the time is yesterday. some of the remains will be saved to build a memorial. other culturally and historically will be saved for schools and museums. now ritchie is upset. >> yes, he wants to get back on the football field sooner rather than later. miami offensive tackle has file add grievance against the dolphins who suspended him indefinitely for conduct detrimental to the team when it was alleged hi had been bullying his teammate for more than a year. the suses pension by the team can last a maximum of four games but he wants to meet incognito want as hearin

for example, we regularly read in the media of significant interceptions of contraband - ivory or rhino horn smuggled around the world. yet those interceptions and seizures are not followed up. there's not enough communication at international or regional levels. they are not conducting investigations as they ought to do. until they do, we won't make significant progress. >> thank you for joining us, john seller. >> a new island sprouted from the sea to join sev jan's southern chain. foodage shows the small island emerged under a plume of ash, created by an undersee eruption sending smoke 600 metres into the air. the island is technically part of tok i don't even though it's 1,000km away. >> flooding caused by a rainfall in the gulf killed 23 people. the deaths were maintain in saudi arabia and iraq. more rain is expected in the northern provinces of oman in the coming hours. this much rain that is not been seen in the region for 30 years. let's get more on that and go to everton. >> i think we'll see the worst of the weather making its way east over the next couple of days. brighter skies c

. >> individuals can make hundreds of thousands, if not millions, on ivory or rhino horns in a short period of time. in a lot of countries they won't face gaol time. >> we have a choice. we'll be witness or solution to an unfolding ecological disaster. >> wildlife advocates say efforts need to be ramps up. >> one elephant is dying every 15 minutes. 30,000 a year. just by simple maths. in less than 10 years, elephants are gone. the time is yesterday. we are running out of the time. >> some of the remains from the ivory destruction will be saved to build a memorial for slaughtered elephants, others will be saved for schools and museums. >> michael eaves is here with sport. rickie incognito back in the news. the nfl's investigation is not complete yet, right? >> it is not. he wants to play regardless of how long that takes. battled miami dolphins rickie incognito wants to play and is willing to challenge his indefinite suspension to make it happen. nfl players' association confirming that rickie incognito filed a non-injury grievance against the dolphins suspending him for conduct detri

low-risk crime where individuals can make hundreds of thousands if not millions on elephant or rhino hornperiod of time and in some countries they will not face jail time. >> we have a choice, we will either be witness or solution to an unfolding ecological disaster. >> international enforcement needs to be stepped up or elephants will go extinct in our lifetimes. >> one elephant dying every 15 minutes that is 30,000 elephants a year just by simple math and in less than ten years elephants are gone and the time is yesterday. we just have run out of time. >> reporter: remains of destruction will be saved to build a memorial for slaughtered elephants and other historically significant pieces were saved for schools and museums. jim with al jazeera denver, colorado. >> reporter: the illegal trade is $10 billion a year industry. these are tough times for the video game industry, sales of the games themselves and platforms they are played on have plummeted, look at this chart, hardware sales down two thirds from $314 million to $99 million and game sales off behalf by $403 to $310 and they are

rhino poaching. they will track the movement of the animal in the park. four devices are inserted in the horns, tail and next of the rhino. it will idea where the poachers got the contra-ban if caught and they're thinking of changing prison terms to life sentences for convicted poachers. >>> marijuana products out in the open at this convention in washington state. we go inside. and the dolphin's hazing saga never seems to end. we'll have the latest from michael eaves in sports. conversations. >> post, upload and interact. >> every night share undiscovered stories. i'm phill torez. coming up this week on techknow. they may look like smokers. >> oh my gosh, it actually smells like pizza. i would eat this. >> they're not. >> wow. >> welcome to the world of vapor. >> there's like hundreds of variations that you can make. >> we tend to regulate that in this country. >> we don't like people making their own moonshine. >> the science behind e-cigaretts. >> wow, ya, now we're actually spiking. >> the marijuana industry is growing in the united states. business leaders, from listen to this, around the

rhinos at the park. micro chips are being put into the horns and neck to combat poaching. =fplt and folks are dusting off their record players, yes, i said record players. l.p. sales have doubled in the last two years, almost 600,000. indy rock bands helped make records cool again in a vintage kind of way. still a niche record but they hope the technology combined can keep sales steady. >> are you have a favorite album? >> are you kidding me? i still have a lot of my old funk, but longer and older in the tooth, but i got all that stuff. >> it still has that sound. that crackling gland that's good news. >> the legalized marijuana business actually on the rise in the united states. up next, we're live in washington where countless marijuana products are on display. >>> and it was a very big night of football. michael eaves brings us up-to-date with all that and more that's, um, next. >> from our headquarters in new york, here are the headlines this hour. >> al jazeera america is the only news channel that brings you live news at the top of every hour. >> a deal in the senate

rhino poachers in kenya started using microchips to track the animal's movements in the park. chips are inserted into the hornstails and necks of the park's 1,000 ryano, if poachers get caught. the chips will tell authorities where it came from. poaching is going to be punishable by life in prison. >> christo is known for large-scale installations. he's fighting battles over his latest project, to drape miles of fabric over a river. >> it's called "over the river," and this is the river, the arkansas in south central colorado. what christos wants to do is suspend hundreds of huge panels of silvery cloth, six miles of it, in eight sections along a 42 mile stretch of the river. his drawings show how the sunlight will filter through the fabric. christos says the best way to seal is is underneath on a raft. drifting through the canyon. >> it is spectacular over the hill. that's a play of life passing through the fabric, reflecting in the water. >> up, not down. >> >> reporter: christo and his team have been working on "over the river" for 20 years. they had to have approval because most of the project is on protec

can get $90,000 a kilo and chips are inserted under the animal's skin and horn and hope high-tech tracking will protect the rhinosnd. >> the plan is any is intercepted will be able to traces to the animal that it came from and it leads you to where it comes from. and we know this problem is happening all of africa and particularly south africa and kenya and libya and zimbobwai. >> reporter: the tranquilizers wear off as they put it in the container to a journey to another national park. the wildlife fund says there are 20,000 white rhinos across africa and protection programs like these it seems are succeeding. but it's three of the four other species and species are in danger and they say poaching methods are evolving and demand from illegal markets from asia and elsewhere is on the rise and al jazeera and charles stratford. >> after 5:5 million year journey the comet of the century is no more. it disintegrated by the sun and 1.2 kilometers by the sun and doesn't sound like it was close but hoping it was light up the sky. that is it from the news hour team for now, thanks for watching. ♪ determining using some s