Nearly a decade and a half after their arrest, a South African court has sentenced two men in what police say is the world's largest rhino-horn trafficking case. Dawie Groenewald and Tielman Erasmus faced over 1,700 charges—from illegal hunting and dehorning to racketeering and money laundering. According to The Guardian World, Groenewald, the operation's mastermind, must choose between a four-year prison term or a 2-million-rand fine. The drawn-out case underscores the persistent struggle against wildlife trafficking networks decimating Africa's dwindling rhino populations.

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