Black Rhino Hunting Permits in Namibia

Namibia's black rhino hunting permits generate $200,000 per permit on average, funding over 90% of anti-poaching efforts and targeting only older, post-reproductive bulls with 5 permits auctioned annually. This approach is 30% cheaper than the typical alternative of paying rangers across vast landscapes, yet opponents argue killing a critically endangered species with fewer than 5,500 individuals remaining is unconscionable.