In August 2017, the South African Constitutional Court declined to extend the moratorium on the domestic trade in rhino horn. National Geographic's coverage centers John Hume — the world's largest private rhino rancher — as he prepares to hold the country's first legal online auction.
Joseph Okori, IFAW's regional director for Southern Africa, is the cited opposing voice. The piece is the central NatGeo articulation of the pro-trade vs. anti-trade frame that the August 2017 cluster (Posts 17-21) collectively documents — distinct from the substitution debate that runs through the Pembient cluster.
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