Hluhluwe game auction. At this year's Hluhluwe game auction in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa, the 42 white rhinos sold fetched record prices averaging 200,238 South African rand per rhino (US$ 29,200) and ranging from 125,000 rand (US$18,250) to 345,000 rand (US$50,365) per animal. This represents a 4- ? fold increase in price since 1996 and an increase of almost 70% over last year's price.
Hluhluwe game auction. At this year's Hluhluwe game auction in KwaZuluNatal, South Africa The founder breeding group of six black rhinos also fetched the highest price since 1992 at 375,000 rand (US$54,750) each. The total turnover at the auction was 8.41 million rand (US$1.23 m) for the 42 white rhinos and 2.25 million rand (US$330,000) for six black rhinos. Rhinos accounted for 70.65% of the turnover.
