Controversy gores first SA rhino horn auctionBy TINTSWALO BALOYIJOHANNESBURG, (CAJ News) – SOUTH Africa’s first ever legal auction of rhinoceros horn has sparked tensions between conservationists and the man behind the momentous yet controversial auction. Van’s Auctions will auction the horn online from Monday. The main markets for trafficked rhino horn are Vietnam and China, where the horn is believed fictitiously to have medicinal properties. “This sale of rhino horn is inexcusable,” said Dr Joseph Okori, IFAW Director for Southern Africa. Hume has been quoted as saying the profits from the sale of the horn would help him better protect his rhino populations.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 17, 2017 07:07 UTC