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Officials battle rhino poachers
- South Africa's Environment Minister, Dion George, revealed that poachers killed 103 rhinos between January and March, with the majority of these incidents occurring within national parks.
- This concerning wave of rhino poaching is driven by criminal networks operating near a large South African wildlife reserve adjacent to Mozambique.
- Authorities highlighted the recent 27-year prison sentence of Simon Ernesto Valoi, a Mozambique poaching kingpin running an operation in Kruger National Park.
- Minister George highlighted that last year’s data, showing over one rhino killed daily, underscores the persistent danger facing wildlife.
- The ongoing poaching threatens South Africa’s estimated 16,000 to 18,000 rhinos, including about 6,400 critically endangered black rhinos found only in Africa’s wild.
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Zimbabwe: Conservationists Call for Intensified Wildlife Protection Efforts As 22-Year-Old Black Rhino Brutally Killed, Dehorned
A 22-year-old black rhino was fatally shot by poachers at Imire Conservancy in Marondera, Zimbabwe, sparking outrage and grief among wildlife conservationists, who are vowing to intensify efforts to protect endangered species.
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Officials battle rhino poachers
Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most of them inside national parks, highlighting an ongoing battle to protect one of the best-known endangered species.
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ASIPoachers have killed more than 100 rhinos in South Africa this year, most of them in national parks
South Africa has the largest rhino population in the world, with an estimated 16,000 to 18,000 animals. Poachers in South Africa killed more than 100 rhinos in the first three months of this year, most of them inside national parks, highlighting an ongoing battle to protect one of the best-known endangered species. South African Environment […]
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