Rhino farmers tackle state ban

COURT Two South African game farmers took the government to court yesterday over its ban on the trade in rhino horn, arguing that legalising the market is key to curbing the poaching crisis. John Hume and Johan Kruger are attempting to overturn the country’s 2009 moratorium on the domestic trade in rhino horn, a measure put in place in an effort to stem poaching, although the number of rhino killed has escalated dramatically since then.