Corey Knowlton the winner of a auction for a permit to hunt a Endangered Black Rhino has received many threats after paying 350,000 for the permit. Knowlton has has had countless threats to his life and his families life over controversy of killing the rhino. The auction, and the money Knowlton paid was meant to raise money for protecting the Rhino, saying that the death of one would help out the entire species. Knowlton has not yet hunted the Rhino, and is still having trouble getting another permit to be able to bring the Rhino back in to the U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/16/us/black-rhino-hunting-permit/index.html?hpt=iaf_t5
I think the people who are sending these threats to Knowlton, need to realize that this in the end will help out the species. These animals are already hunted illegally, if one is killed so that the rest can be better protected, I think its worth it. I hope that the Human Society, who is blocking Knowlton from bringing the animal back will realize this.
And also, the rhino that he'll hunt is a danger to the herd and apparently very aggressive towards the other rhinos, so I think it will be a good deed to put away this rhino.
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