Vietnam and South Africa increase cooperation to protect rhinos


In an attempt to prevent rhino traffickers from gaining rhino hunting permits, South Africa and Vietnam have agreed to exchange the names of registered hunters. 


Photo courtesy of AFP.

Vietnam is a major destination for smuggled rhino horns from South Africa, with 7Kg of horns being seized by Vietnamese custom officers in the last few days alone.


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