South Africa: Government Fails to Block Rhino Horn Exports
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The South African government lost a judicial battle in its attempt to cancel the authorization to export rhino horns from private reserves, announced on Friday (3) the owner of the reserve that had obtained permission. 'I could see my bone': 12-year-old boy is saved by the brother after being bitten by shark in the Bahamas Have you ever thought? Researchers identify new species of shark that 'walks' at the bottom of the sea International trade i…
The trade in rhinoceros horns has been banned worldwide since 1977 under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). Supporters of this ban consider it vital to protect declining rhino populations from poaching, while proponents of legal trade argue that regulated sales of horns harvested from live animals help combat the black market and fund reserves. Wicus Diedericks, the owner of a reserve of…
South Africa hosts approximately 80% of the world’s 16,000 white rhinos, whose population has declined dramatically due to unceasing poaching over the past 15 years
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