thit_cho

http://www.sanparks.org/groups/tenders/white-rhino.php

South Africa National Parks is auctioning 20 white rhinos tomorrow.

Matt_from_England

I know, how about all of us here chip in together, buy an old game farm somewhere (perhaps TZ?) or put in an offer in on one of these:

http://www.tanzaniaparks.com/news.htm

Thus providing more local employment and providing each of the investers a free place to stay when in Tanzania...

Hey, said in just but anyone really fancy doing it?

Matt (with his head in the clouds...;-))

Matt_from_England

Said in <i>jest</i> not just...

matnikstym

is 1 acre enough? he could sleep in the greenhouse, but I'd have to check the covenants and restrictions of my community association...don't think they mention rhinos...

lifelist

I dunno. My niece wants a pony. This may be more animal than she's counting on. On the other hand, we wouldn't have to worry about burglars anymore.

How much do they eat? And, more importantly, how much manure are we talking about?

napamatt

Auctioning Rhinos, they actually give Elephants away. Some friends were involved in the transportation of a breeding herd to a game park in the eastern cape. KNP give you the Elephants, you have to provide the transport. (And a suitable home obviously!)

Leely

You know when I first glanced at the url thit_cho provided, I thought it said &quot;tender white rhinos.&quot;

Mmm, delicious.

africnow

matnikstym
The only problem is that these are *herd* animals. One only just won't do...

gail

My town prohibits farm animals - but I think either rhino or elephant would be OK since I do not consider them farm animals.

cooncat

Naivette in full glory here...but is this for real or why don't they relocate these animals to, say...Zambia?

Thanks in advance for enlightening me...

thit_cho

I believe they are generally sold to private reserves within South Africa. I would expect that a Zambian operator could bid for a rhino, but where would it go -- there is still poaching in the Zambian parks and I doubt they would pay the high price for a rhino only to have him turned into a Yemini knife handle.

napamatt

Because given Zambia's poaching issues, that would be a death sentence.

cooncat2

Like I said, naive..... I had hoped poaching was under better control by now. Let's hope someday rhino will again roam safely in Zambia...and elswhere.

Thanks you two!
Sharon