/ 10 April 2024

South Africa perpetuates rhino horn black market by stockpiling, report says

Sa Should Consider Rhino Farming And Horn Trading, Says Department
Private citizens who own rhinos are legally allowed to stockpile rhino horns from dehorning procedures and from carcasses of rhinos who have died naturally, under strict conditions. Photo: Supplied

Official figures on rhino horn stockpiles are ‘conflicting, inconsistent, untrustworthy and cannot be verified’, the report says

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