Pseudo-Hunting
Definition
A laundering scheme in which foreign nationals are recruited to participate in ostensibly legal trophy hunts in southern Africa, then export the horn legally before selling it into the illegal trade. Also called trophy hunting fraud.
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- Rhinoceros Horn ForensicsA laundering scheme in which foreign nationals are recruited to participate in ostensibly legal trophy hunts in southern Africa, then export the horn legally b...