Africa - Voice of America: South Africa Studying Proposal to Legalize Rhino Trade

Africa - Voice of America africa

South Africa Studying Proposal to Legalize Rhino Trade Jul 23rd 2012, 20:52 ​​JOHANNESBURG — Some South African conservationists and owners of wildlife reserves are advocating for the legalization of the rhino horn trade, which is currently banned by an international treaty. The proposed plan would entail selling only horns from rhinos that died of natural causes and using the profits to fund anti-poaching efforts. According to the World Wildlife Fund, a record 448 rhinos were poached in 2011 and more than half that number already have been killed illegally so far ... Media files: C86B0C40-D261-4018-AAC6-984DF03BF1E8_cx0_cy10_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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