Black rhino horns and elephant tusks for auction: activists outraged

By Esther Han
Updated December 23 2014 - 10:08am, first published November 11 2014 - 12:44pm
A rhinoceros in the wild. Photo: Greg Newington/AFR
A rhinoceros in the wild. Photo: Greg Newington/AFR
A white rhinoceros killed by poachers for its horns in 2012. Photo: Humane Society International
A white rhinoceros killed by poachers for its horns in 2012. Photo: Humane Society International
A pair of elephant ivory tusks expected to fetch up to $70,000 at an auction on Friday Photo: Lawsons Auctioneers
A pair of elephant ivory tusks expected to fetch up to $70,000 at an auction on Friday Photo: Lawsons Auctioneers

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