South Africa Wants to Sell Its Rhino Horns
Facing record levels of poaching, South Africa is hoping to get permission to have a one-off sale of its stockpiles of rhinoceros horns.
The plan might sound counterintuitive —seized rhino horns are often burned to keep them off the market. In this case, the thinking is that a one-off sale will flood the market, making the horns less scarce, and reducing the demand. The money raised would go to conservation and research. But as in most debates around legalizing contraband, not everyone agrees that this scheme will pan out as planned, and some worry it will only stimulate the rhino horn trade.
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