Poaching in KZN

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RHINO POACHING STATISTICS

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As at 26 July 2015:

Total number of Rhino Poached: 61
Total number of White Rhino Poached: 50
Total number of Black Rhino Poached: 11
Number of Rhino Poached in Ezemvelo State Parks: 52
Number of Rhino Poached in Private / CCA Parks: 9
Number of people arrested for suspected rhino poaching related incidents: 31
Number of firearms recovered: 14

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RHINO POACHING STATISTICS

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As at 02 August 2015:

Total number of Rhino Poached: 62
Total number of White Rhino Poached: 50
Total number of Black Rhino Poached: 12
Number of Rhino Poached in Ezemvelo State Parks: 52
Number of Rhino Poached in Private / CCA Parks: 10
Number of people arrested for suspected rhino poaching related incidents: 41
Number of firearms recovered: 1

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http://www.news24.com/Green/News/Latest ... N-20150804

Latest poaching incident raises number to 65 in KZN
2015-08-05 12:14
Chelsea Pieterse

THE total number of rhino poached in KwaZulu-Natal this year is now 65 with another white rhino found dead in a Zulu­land park yesterday morning.

Mahlalela Private Game Farm shareholder Mark Dedekind said a five-year-old white rhino bull was found with its front horn removed.

“There are thousands of rhinos that are being killed illegally in the same way Cecil the lion was killed illegally but nothing is really being done about it.”

He said two teams of poachers had been arrested, with one team arrested as recently as last week, however, it seemed it had made no difference.

“There are so many of them and the money is so attractive to them. It is an almost impossible war to win.”

Wilderness Foundation director Andrew Muir said yesterday that South Africa is almost at the point where the country is losing more rhinos than are being born.

He said that with almost 1 500 rhinos killed in the country this year so far, SA has a crisis on its hands.

“We are nearly reaching tipping point. Almost 1 500 rhinos have been poached this year so far and I expect we are going to exceed the number of rhinos poached last year by 200 or 300.”

He said it was difficult to know exactly how many rhinos there were in SA.

“Many of the rhinos we are losing are females and a number of them were pregnant when they were poached.”

With the two rhinos poached in KZN on Sunday night, in Hluhluwe Double H Private Game Farm and Mahathunzi in Cramond, Muir said that every rhino saved was a step toward keeping the rhino alive. “Private owners have a critical role to play in the protection of rhinos. Around 25% of South Africa’s rhinos are privately owned and they are therefore critical custodians in ensuring their survival.

“The reality is, anyone who owns rhino, be it private or the state, has to have an anti-poaching capacity. You cannot be without an anti-poaching unit if you own rhino.”

He said often it was found that the privately-owned rhinos were not protected by an anti-poaching unit.

“We all need to work together and become efficient in gathering intelligence to fight against poachers.”

KZN Ezemvelo Wildlife spokesperson Musa Mntambo said in June this year the most rhinos were poached in KZN, with 13 killed in a single month.

“We are a few up in deaths compared to this time last year.”

He said 44 arrests had been made this year so far in poaching cases and that up to R100 000 was being offered as a reward to anyone who gave information that would help lead to the convictions of poachers.

No one has been arrested for the poaching incidents on Sunday night


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At least they release the stats! :yes:


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Richprins wrote:At least they release the stats! :yes:
Yes but scary when you think that the increased numbers in KZN indicate there is probably a lot worse going on elsewhere .... O/


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From a Facebook post WAR:
SOUTH AFRICA - KZN
Tourists made a gruesome discovery of a poached rhino at about 6.45am on Monday, about 100 meters from the Memorial Gate entrance to Huhluwe Game Reserve in Zululand.
Ezmvelo KZN Wildlife spokesman, Musa Mntambo, confirmed the attack, saying two other pachyderms were also discovered wounded, and de-horned.
“After examining the first carcass, field rangers alerted the section ranger who called in a helicopter crew for support.
“Two injured rhinos and a calf were spotted from the air in the vicinity. We suspect they were imobilised by chemical darts, and had woken up, but this has not yet been confirmed” he said.
“Although the two injured rhinos had been de-horned, fortunately, their condition is not life threatening. The calf was moved with its mother to secure bomas by the game-capture unit and veterinary services. They are expected to make a full recovery" Mntambo said.
The fatality brings the number of poached rhino fatalities in the province to 74.
Last year, 99 rhinos KZN rhinos were reported in the national statistics of 1215 nation-wide.
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Numbers growing quickly O-/


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Must surely be an inside job to be so brazen, Rog? :evil:


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There seems to be a well organised crime gang operating in KZN with Poaching incedents .I am certainly no expert but there definately seems to be a pattern of drugs used and horns removed .Probably does not help that our Organised and vilolent crime department was all /are all being prosecuted by the state .Many stories of political interfearance etc and some of the biggest charges have alredy been dropped but leads one to wonder if those or other highly experianced police investigators be driven to investigate any crime incase they get arrested and dragged to court for doing their jobs . O/


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Ja, sounds about right, but this is very brazen... @#$


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