The big problem with legalising rhino horn sales

Last month Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa made two announcements relating to rhinos in South Africa.

The big news was that there had been a 10% decrease in the number of rhinos killed in South Africa for their horn. This was largely due to a drop in killings in the Kruger National Park and even though the killings in the rest of the country and poaching incidents overall increased, it was truly good news.

Except that in the same month she also published draft regulations to legalise the sale of rhino horn under certain conditions. I was totally gobsmacked.