Rhino poaching: what is the solution?24/01/2012 14:31:20
Max was a semi-tame rhino that like on Ol Pejeta - But that didn't protect him. Create a legal and controlled market for rhino horn. January 2012. Michael Eustace is an investment analyst who has studied the problem of rhino poaching from a financial point of view. He has suggested a radical solution as part of a very in depth essay on the subject. Whether you agree with Eustace's ideas, it is a well written piece that is a very worthwhile read. A very short version would be that a centrally run rhino horn market that sold its product to the Chinese government would stamp out almost all of the illegal trade and provide large funds to boost conservation - All without killing any rhinos at all. Click here to read Michael Eustace's article in Business Day magazine - Rhino poaching: What is the solution?
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Mr Eustace idea could be an answer. Needs to be tested NOW.
Education is another very important thing starting with the children.
This could work with Ivory and Shark Fin soup .
Posted by: Natalie Zwar | 28 Jan 2012 05:24:21