Endangered Rhino Hunted For a Good Cause

In Namibia, a US citizen, Corey Knowlton, bid $350,000 to receive a permit to hunt and kill the famed, yet endangered, black rhino. This occurred eighteen months ago, yet Knowlton had been planning his hunt for over an entire year before. He has accepted the criticism and death threats from the world, and let social media in on the truth. He claims his actions of killing one of the most endangered rhinos in the world is reasoning.

Corey Knowlton aims his gun ready to fire at rhino.

The older male rhino does not contribute to the gene pool any more, so to prevent it from killing others that do Knowlton decided to hunt it. Knowlton stated it was out of the science of conservation. He also bid the money for it to fund government anti-poaching efforts around the world.