South Africa approves rhino horn sale
Rhino horns are sold for prices higher than gold in Asian markets because of their supposed healing and aphrodisiac properties. South Africa has about 20,000 rhinos, the world’s largest population of this species. Last year, poachers in South Africa shot more than 1,200.
Since yesterday buying and selling rhino horns is a legal activity in South Africa. According to Judge Francis Legodi, of the Pretoria High Court, since its ban in 2009 the poaching of these animals has increased.
Rhino horns are sold for prices higher than gold in Asian markets because of their supposed healing and aphrodisiac properties. South Africa has about 20,000 rhinos, the world’s largest population of this species. Last year, poachers in South Africa shot more than 1,200.