South Africa: Tame Rhino Gets Death Sentence

One of less than 500 East African black rhinos left in the world is due to be killed near Johannesburg in a "canned" hunt because conservationists can't agree on what else to do with her.

The rhino cow was brought to South Africa 12 years ago as part of an ambitious endangered species breeding programme run by North West-based wildlife dealer John Brooker. The idea was to supplement the dwindling numbers of the rare michaeli rhinos by selling them to private game reserves.

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