From CNBC Africa

The South African government has been warned against legalizing rhino horn trade.

“At the moment it is illegal to trade rhino products but the South African cabinet has indicated that it wants to change the legislation as an effort to curb the poaching spirit,” the managing director of Africa Finest Colin Bell told CNBC Africa.

He also added that the value placed on rhino trophies has been influencing both the conservation and poaching.

“The value placed on rhino from 1993 has played a key role in the preservation of this endangered species but it is the same value that has seen the number depleting in the last five years.”

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