Namibia: Environment Ministry to Tighten White Rhino Export Laws After 42 Live Animals Are Sold to U.S.

The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced it would amend the law on selling white rhinos.

This comes as the ministry recently authorised a private farmer to sell 42 live white rhinos to the United States (US).

Ministry spokesperson Romeo Muyunda has confirmed that the rhinos were not owned by the government.

“We wish to point out that the law makes provision for any private person to buy and sell white rhinos, provided it’s in line with the law,” he says.

Muyunda says black…