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Contrary1

(12,629 posts) Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:20 PM Oct 2013

Texas hunters to auction permit to kill black rhino

"First and foremost, this is about saving the black rhino."

A Texas hunting club said Friday it aims to raise up to a million dollars for endangered black rhinoceroses by auctioning off a permit to kill one in Namibia.

"First and foremost, this is about saving the black rhino," said Ben Carter, executive director of the Dallas Safari Club, which is hosting the auction early next year.

Black rhinos are internationally considered an endangered species and the World Wildlife Fund says about 4,800 are alive in the African wild.

Carter said in a statement sent to AFP that the Namibian government "selected" his hunting club to auction a black rhino hunting permit for one of its national parks..."

More: http://news.yahoo.com/texas-hunters-sell-permit-kill-rare-black-rhino-182544084.html

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Texas hunters to auction permit to kill black rhino (Original Post) Contrary1 Oct 2013 OP

Could be a good thing, if done right NickB79 Oct 2013 #1

Would be better for these guys to pony up donations without the hunt... Contrary1 Oct 2013 #4

WTH?! sakabatou Oct 2013 #2

Fuck this crazy backward logic. To put out the fire we are pouring gasoline on it Arcanetrance Oct 2013 #3

Colbert had a good piece on this Gothmog Oct 2013 #5

^^ that is awesome!! ^^ immoderate Oct 2013 #6

NickB79

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1. Could be a good thing, if done right

Reply to Contrary1 (Original post)

Fri Oct 25, 2013, 04:24 PM

Oct 2013

If they select an old individual past prime breeding age and nearing the end of it's life anyway, it won't have an impact on the survival of the species.

And with almost $1 million dollars, Namibia could do something like this for the remaining breeding populations: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/9525512/Rhinos-under-24-hour-armed-guard.html