Swaziland unveils plan to legalise rhino horn to pay for anti-poaching efforts

Leaked document shows proceeds from the sale of 330kg stockpile would be used to protect country's 73 white rhinos from poaching

The kingdom of Swaziland has made a surprise proposal to legalise the trade in rhino horn in order to pay for anti-poaching measures.

In a leaked document addressed to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites), Swaziland's anti-poaching body said it wanted to sell the country's 330kg stockpile of horn collected from naturally deceased animals and confiscated from poachers.