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Figures released today -March 7 2011 - record that 54 rhino have already been killed for their horn in 2011. The Minsiter of Environment says Rhino poaching is a cause for concern. Mmmmm, you don't say! Break down as listed:
- Kruger National Park: 33
- Gauteng: 0
- Limpopo: 8
- Mpumalanga: 1
- North West: 1
- Eastern Cape: 2
- Free State: 1
- KwaZulu Natal: 4
- Western Cape: 1
- Northern Cape: 0
- South Africa has already lost 71 rhinos to poaching this year, SA National Parks (SANParks) said on Monday.
"This figure encompasses fresh and old carcasses which have been found in the various parks and nature reserves countrywide," said SANParks CEO David Mabunda.
Most of the poaching, 46 rhinos, occurred in the Kruger National Park.Rhino poaching figures are on the increase with 333 rhinos slaughtered in 2010 compared to 122 killed in 2009 and 83 killed in 2008.
Mabunda said 64 suspected rhino poachers had already been arrested this year.
An initiative to keep SA's Rhinos alive will be launched on 15 April by the SA Hunters and Game Conservation Association. Some really interesting approaches, but quite simple, logical. Watch the press or ask me for more detail.
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