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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