The high rate of poaching of rhinoceros is due mostly to
A) The belief in medicinal value of their horns for 'traditional' medicines
B) Overharvesting for their meat and hide
C) Introduction of exotic species that compete for their food
D) Habitat destruction
E) All of these have contributed equally to the decrease in the rhinoceros population
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