Two rare black rhinos, one with its horn removed as an anti-poaching measure, graze at one of Hume's ranches in 2015.

Two rare black rhinos, one with its horn removed as an anti-poaching measure, graze at one of Hume's ranches in 2015.

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South Africa's Controversial Rhino Horn Auction Gets Underway

South Africa's first online auction of rhinoceros horn is underway, with more than 500 kilograms up for bid from Wednesday through Friday. On Sunday, the High Court in Pretoria paved the way for the controversial auction, ordering the minister of environmental affairs to hand over a permit for the sale of 264 rhino horns to breeder John Hume.