# Episode 657 - Wicus Diedericks || Rhino Horn Trade Legal? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-657-wicus-diedericks-rhino-horn-trade-legal Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-657-wicus-diedericks-rhino-horn-trade-legal.md Podcast: [The Origins Foundation Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143) Published: 2026-07-16T07:05:00+00:00 Episode link: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/ Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pdst.fm/e/chrt.fm/track/DC9587/traffic.megaphone.fm/WPCM3971729824.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episodes/episode-657-wicus-diedericks-rhino-horn-trade-legal Duration seconds: 2906 ## Resource We are doubling down on Rhino podcasts this week, because it is absolutely hot news right now. Wicus Diedericks is back for a second time this week. After a previous episode discussing their landmark case allowing them to export Rhino Horn (a key conservation tool in his tool belt) and the episode earlier this week recorded on location at his facility and touring the incredible work he does for Rhinos - Robbie has Wicus back on to discuss the current state of play now that the government has taken the next step, with the high court of appeals dismissing permission to leave. With the government now out, Wicus explains the state of the union for this court case and where we are with it, the biggest trade conversation since crocodiles were removed from Appendix 1 to Appendix 2. Get to know the guest: https://rockwoodconservation.com  Do you have questions we can answer? Send it via DM on IG or through email at info@theoriginsfoundation.org  Support our Conservation Club Members! Classic African Hunting: https://classicafricanhunting.com/  SCI Louisiana: Acadiana Chapter: https://laacadianasci.org/  Everyone Deserves to Play: https://theoriginsfoundation.org/conservation-projects/everyone-deserves-to-play/  See more from Blood Origins: https://bit.ly/BloodOrigins_Subscribe Music: Migration by Ian Post (Winter Solstice), licensed through artlist.io This podcast is brought to you by Bushnell, who believes in providing the highest quality, most reliable & affordable outdoor products on the market. Your performance is their passion. https://www.bushnell.com  This podcast is also brought to you by Silencer Central, who believes in making buying a silencer simple and they handle the paperwork for you. Shop the largest silenc… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episodes/episode-657-wicus-diedericks-rhino-horn-trade-legal/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-origins-foundation-podcast-2229143/episode-657-wicus-diedericks-rhino-horn-trade-legal.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.