Rhino hunt in South Africa sparks debate

Category: Science

Publish Date: 01-08-2012 03:37 PM -0800

Some conservationists say auctioning off a single permit helps protect the animals; others say none should be killed. Meanwhile, poaching is booming.

Animal rights activists are challenging a decision by South African conservation authorities to auction off a permit to hunt a white rhinoceros, a member of a species increasingly under threat from poachers.

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