Wildlife owners may target state
9 May 2021
Under threat: A blindfolded white rhino at the ranch of rhino breeder John Hume in North West fights the effects of a tranquiliser before having its horn trimmed. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images
A class-action lawsuit by private rhino owners could be on the cards after a high-level panel recommended phasing out intensive management and rhino captive breeding operations.
It also recommended that trade in captive rhino horn should not be approved before the Rhino Committee of Inquiry recommendations are met. The committee was tasked several years ago to investigate the feasibility of the rhino horn trade.