Namibia moves to trade white rhinos for conservation purposes, trophy hunting only

WINDHOEK, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Namibia, joined by Botswana, has submitted a proposal to transfer the population of southern white rhinoceros of Namibia from Appendix I to Appendix II specifically to allow for trade in live animals for conservation purposes and trophy hunting only.

This was revealed by Romeo Muyunda, the spokesperson for Namibia's Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism on Wednesday in a statement as Namibia participated at the 19th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP19) to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).