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The efficacy of trading rhino horn debunked

May 21, 2015 | News24.com | Andreas Wilson-Späth |PLEASE REPUBLISH

A group of local and international experts converged in Cape Town on Tuesday to discuss the legal and illegal trade in endangered wildlife. Jo Shaw, the manager of WWF-SA’s Rhino Programme, sketched an overview of the dire situation the species faces in South Africa, being slaughtered at a rate of about three animals per day. … Full Story ?

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