JOHANNESBURG – The owner of a huge South African rhino conservation farm, the world’s largest, plans to auction his 2,000-strong herd online in April. Read more at straitstimes.com.
JOHANNESBURG – The owner of a huge South African rhino conservation farm, the world’s largest, plans to auction his 2,000-strong herd online in April.
South Africa is home to about 80 percent of the world’s rhino population, but poaching has taken a huge toll despite increased protection efforts on both private reserves and at national and regional parks. The animal’s horns consist mainly of hard keratin, the same substance found in human nails, but they are highly sought on black markets for use in traditional medicines in Asian countries such as China and Vietnam, where it is believed to cure cancer and other ailments.
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