Although protected, Tanzanian Wildlife Development Ltd. started operations and tried to induce big crowds of overseas hunters to come in. Apparently competition with similar institutions in Uganda and Hunting Safaris of Kenya , made them to silent;ly re-
The Kenya Game Department gave special licenses to shoot 77 rhinos, allowed a further 48 rhinos in controlled areas, and reports a further 25 were killed `in defenbce of life and property'. One of the wealthyhunting clients writes: `Of course the shooting of rhino is not allowed in all areas, the license is limited to some of them. But if in such an area a white hunter books for one week, in this single section 30-40 rhinos could theoretically be shot. In this way a huge amount of legal rhino hunting is possible. I saw trophies of some rhinos, which showed them to have been really exceptionally young.'
Nearly all African countries have put Diceros bicornis on the list of totally protected species.
1964, Diceros bicornis protected throughout by Fauna Conservation (Rhino protection) Order, 1964.
1965, By a new order of 21 Jan 1965, rhinos are again allowed to be shot in the Selous and the Rungwa Game Reserves and the Kizigo Controlled Areas.
