Latest Breaking News
Showing Original Post only (View all)Rhino Hunting Permit up for Grabs at Auction [View all]
Source: CNN
The Dallas Safari Club is sponsoring the auction and says, as surprising as it might sound, that it's being done in the name of conservation, to save the threatened black rhinoceros. The permit is expected to fetch between $250,000 and $1 million, and all proceeds will be donated to the Namibian government and will be earmarked for conservation efforts, club officials say.
The Dallas Safari Club says the Namibian government will closely monitor the winning bidder's hunting expedition. The club also insists that by allowing a handful of predetermined rhinos to be killed it's actually protecting younger, stronger rhinos.
"They've already picked out two or three black rhino males that are old, non-breeding males that are not contributing to the population anymore," Carter said. "We know it's the right way to do it. We're relying on science and biologists. This is the best way to support the population of black rhinos."
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/10/us/black-rhino-hunting-permit/
At first it sounded like a bad idea, but with the Namibians choosing the Rhino, I think it actually makes sense.