article_snippet: The Namibian government issues a small number of licences to hunt the animals with the proceeds used to fund anti-poaching efforts .
article_snippet: a small number of licences has fallen from 70,000 fifty years ago to just 5,000.
article_snippet: Namibia controversially allows a small number of the animals, normally older male bulls, to be hunted each year with fees going to fund anti-poaching efforts.
article_snippet: The program allows for the culling of five old male bulls to support younger males in mating and growing the population.
article_snippet: That gives us a powerful tool to support countries that are managing wildlife populations in a sustainable manner and incentivize others to strengthen others conservation and management programs.'
article_snippet: In a letter to the federal agency in December, the club's executive director, Ben Carter, said the money raised from such auctions is 'critical to supporting the Namibian government in their efforts to stem the tide of commercial killing of these animals.'
highlights_snippet: Namibia sells small number of Rhino-hunting licences every year .
  
highlights_snippet: Money is used to fund anti-poaching efforts under controversial scheme .