South Africa: An Uncertain Future for 12,5% of World's White Rhinos

[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Negotiations between the Platinum Rhino Project (PRP) and parties interested in housing what amounts to an eighth of the world's white rhino population will be held on May 5, Bloomberg reports, after an auction of a ranch where the animals currently reside failed to attract firm bids. Multimillionaire and PRP founder John Hume started the breeding initiative nearly 30 years ago with only 200 animals, a feat described by many scientists as a conservation success story.