Auction winner kills rare rhino

A Texan who bid 350,000 US dollars (€314,465) to hunt a black rhinoceros in Africa in what was billed as a conservation fundraiser has killed one of the endangered animals, a Dallas Safari Club official has said.

Corey Knowlton, of Dallas, shot a black rhino in Namibia this week, according to Ben Carter, executive director of the Dallas Safari Club. Mr Knowlton was the top bidder in the club’s January 2014 auction.