- John Hume has been breeding rhinos since 1993 and owns the world's largest rhino farm in South Africa.
- He fought a global ban on trading rhino horn, which would allow him to sell it to pay for his farm.
- But after years of struggling to cover the ballooning costs to run the farm, it's up for sale.
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Later this month, John Hume, the owner of the world's largest rhino farm, is selling up. For a minimum of $10 million, you can buy 2,000 white rhinos in South Africa.
He's been breeding white rhinos since 1993. For years, he campaigned to make it legal to sell rhino horn — a substance more valuable than elephant ivory, cocaine, or gold.
He argued that by legalizing the trade authorities could stop poaching, but despite overturning a domestic ban in 2013, the global ban remained. Without being able to sell rhino horn, the cost of running his ranch — including his sophisticated security system consisting of radar detection, helicopter patrols, and armed guards — finally became too much.
The auction of the farm is set for April 26.
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