University offers reward for return of stolen rare rhino horn

A rare black rhino horn was discovered stolen from the University of Vermont last week, and now the university is offering a reward for its return.

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According to The Associated Press, the horn is “destined for the international black market.”

Special agent Robert Rothe told the AP Wednesday that a drill was used to disable a lock on the door at the university’s Torrey Hall in Burlington, where the black rhino horn had been housed for decades.

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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the university are offering a $3,000 reward for the return of the horn and the identity of the person or people who took it.

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