Rhino conservationists have called for more effective systems to manage the stockpiling and permitting of rhino horn following the arrest of rhino breeder John Hume for his role in allegedly trafficking over 960 horns valued at an estimated R250 million US14.1 million.
Hume and five other alleged accomplices were granted bail in the Pretoria Magistrates Court on August 19 after handing themselves over to the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation The Hawks.
Hume, an advocate of legal trade in rhino horn, previously owned approximately 2 000 southern white rhino on the 7 800 hectare Platinum Rhino farm in North West Province.
