wildlife fund says if done right, hunting as conservation can be an effective way. but some animal welfare groups says that idea is a threat. i think it s just rubbish. frankly, we just simply don t believe that trophy hunting has any place in serious conservation. reporter: this is your trophy room? that s what people would call it. to people who say that you want to do this black rhino hunt because you want a black rhino in this room what do you tell them? i don t think they understand what it means to be a hunter. i think, you know as part of a hunter these are memorials of the whole hunting experience and conservation and everything that it means to us. reporter: cory nolton isn t backing down from the critics, as he preeps for what he expects to be one of the most memorable hunts of his life. ed lavendera, cnn. and jeff core win. and jeff you heard cory s argument. he said he s going to kill an
reporter: he han scheduled hunt yet but says if the jurny goes as planned it could be the most amazing experience of his life. to that end, i m a hunter. i want to experience a black rhino. i want to be there and be a part of it. okay? i believe in the cycle of life. i don t believe that meat comes from the grocery store. i believe that animal died and i respect it. reporter: this black rhino hunt is authorized by the namibian government. every year that country auctions off up to five of these hunting permits and since this has been done in the last 15 years, the population of the black rhinos have come back from the brink of extinction. fredricka? thank you so much. the stars come out tonight. coming up, our preview of the screen actors guild awards, and fabulous at 50. michelle obama celebrating her birthday. we ll tell you about her big bash. welcome back. how is everything?
but says it could be the most amazing experience of his life. i want to be there and be a part of it. i believe in the cycle of life. i don t believe that meat comes from the store. i believe that animal died and i respect it. this black rhino hunt is authorized by the namibian government. every year, they auction off the permits and say since this has been done in last 15 year, the population has come back from the brink of extinction. thanks so much. coming up, we re headed to the sun dance film festival where john lithgow and his buddy are standi ining by and did the pop perform an e or schism? [ male announcer ] they re known by a number for years but by their face.forever. the gillette fusion proglide, for unrivaled comfort even on sensitive skin.
us, okay? i m sure that will make half the people in the world happy, piers. maybe more of them. but the fact is, it s a dangerous situation. there s experts there that have earmarked them. and they re killing themselves already. so to that end i m a hunter, i want to experience a black rhino. i want to be there and be a part of it, okay? i believe in the cycle of life. i don t believe that meat comes from the grocery store. i believe that animal died and i respect it. and piers, i haven t shot a black rhino yet, have i? i m going on a black rhino hunt. i m going on a conservation hunt for earmarked animals that are killers, killing other rhinos. let me address that point. because jeff flocken from the international fund for animal welfare says honestly it s a farce to say this is being done for conservation. i do agree that there is sometimes a need to manage wildlife population in small areas. but there are less than 5,000 individuals left of the species. instead of killing it they
they re about to be taken off of the endangered species list, piers. there are a surplus amount. now let s get back to what you said. because this is very important. i want to address the question you asked me. that area is extremely thick, and we re looking for five out of hundreds. you can t just see it s not like a wide open africa what people think. it s a brushy, nasty place. we have to get close to one of the most dangerous animals in the world, and it s very likely to charge us and possibly kill us, okay? i m sure that will make half the people in the world happy, piers. maybe more of them. but the fact is, it s a dangerous situation. there s experts there that have earmarked them. and they re killing themselves already. so to that end i m a hunter, i want to experience a black rhino. i want to be there and be a part of it, okay? i believe in the cycle of life. i don t believe that meat comes from the grocery store. i believe that animal died and i respect it. and piers, i haven