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Photo: Moloko Moloto<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife has accused conservationists of undermining its efforts, after the conservation body came under fire for putting out a tender to hunt a white rhino bull.<\/p>\n

\u201cConservationists are undermining the community and the role played by conservation,\u201d Ezemvelo chief executive Bandile Mkhize said on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf conservationists are concerned by what we are doing they must contact us directly and not go to the media.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Mercury reported that a rhino conservation campaigner was outraged that Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife had invited hunters to tender to kill a white rhino bull at the Mkuze game reserve, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, to manage numbers of the animals and fund conservation efforts.<\/p>\n

Anti-poaching campaigner Simon Bloch was quoted by the Mercury as saying this justification was pathetic, given that close to 500 rhino had been poached this year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe should be doing everything in our power to ensure the survival of the species,\u201d Bloch told the paper.<\/p>\n

Said Mkhize: \u201cWe have been doing this for a very long time, it is part of managing conservation, this is a strategy used to manage wildlife.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said the benefits from the tender would be used to manage reserves and fund any projects local residents had.<\/p>\n

Wildlife conservationist Tony Conway, chairman of the KZN Rhino Group, supported Mkhize.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a business arrangement. It’s been going on in South Africa since 1994. The country is doing well with rhino conservation, we are allowed to have controlled hunting of white rhinos.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Mercury, Ezemvelo invited the holders of hunting licences to bid to kill the rhino, with a minimum of R750 000 being set. The tender was advertised on the internet for two days only.<\/p>\n

The package consisted of an identified white rhino, pictures of which were available on request, and two night’s accommodation at a lodge.<\/p>\n

Bidding closed on December 23, the paper reported. – Sapa<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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