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09/22/2004:

"African states aim to hunt black rhino"

Conservation groups have reacted with outrage to calls from South Africa and Namibia for the lifting of a ban on hunting the endangered black rhino.

The two states will seek approval for annual quotas for black rhino hunts at the meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) in Thailand next month. It regulates the global trade in wild animal products.

Full Article : independent.co.uk