The arrest in South Africa this week of an 83-year-old former property developer on charges of allegedly selling a huge haul of rhinoceros horns has divided conservationists in the country, which is home to about two-thirds of the world’s rhinos.
While some celebrated the successful “bust” of an alleged smuggling syndicate, others lamented that an experiment to decriminalise the trade in rhino horn had ended in court.
John Hume, who gained fame as South Africa’s “rhino baron” after he acquired and bred the world’s largest private herd of 2,000 rhinos, has denied allegations that he sold hundreds of rhino horns illegally to buyers in Asia.
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