who owns the rhinos

Rhinos are endengered spieces and face extinction
Rhinos are endengered spieces and face extinction

The government of Botswana and a private company, Wilderness Safaris, is caught in a controversy over the ownership of the 18 rhinos the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) flew in from South Africa recently.

This week, a South African newspaper, The Citizen reported that the Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA) in South Africa was a hive of activity when the BDF aircraft picked a second consignment of the endangered animals to Botswana.

While the parties involved do not deny that the animals were transported by the BDF, there is disagreement over the ownership of the rhinos. Both the Botswana government and Wilderness Safaris claim ownership of the crash of rhinos.

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