From Chris Jennings, Crewkerne, Somerset, UK
Fred Pearce reports on people breeding rhinos in South Africa for hunters to kill (13 January, p 42). This should remind us that the money paid goes to the farmer, not to conservation work. In addition, the farmed rhinos aren't wary of predators, nor are they able to handle the typical stresses of “wild” living.
Horn sold by rhino farmers within South Africa will no doubt be smuggled out of the country, which will make it harder to police sales. And the price of a “wild” rhino horn is far higher.
