Rhino Poaching 2017-2023

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These criminals must get poached too

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[Richprins]

Poachers come under fire

One poacher was shot and killed in the ensuing gun battle with the rangers.

Enver Wessels

MBOMBELA – Things took a tragic turn for two poachers in the Manyeleti Nature Reserve, which is adjacent to the Kruger National Park, the Sabi Sand Private Game Reserve and the Timbavati Game Reserve, on Sunday.

According to senior communications and public relations manager at the Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency, Kholofelo Nkambule, the pair were heavily armed and in possession of ammunition, an illegal firearm and rhino poaching equipment.

She said, “Field rangers discovered tracks at the boundary of the nature reserve during a routine inspection during the early hours of Saturday morning.”

The Kruger National Park rangers also tracked the poaching duo after discovering more tracks along the S140. Nkambule added that a shooting ensued after the men were found and one was fatally shot.

His accomplice was wounded during the shootout and taken to hospital for treatment. The incident is being investigated by the SAPS and once formal charges are filed, the remaining suspect will appear in court.

https://lowvelder.co.za/482268/poachers-come-fire/

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https://www.ecr.co.za/news/news/39-arre ... incidents/

39 arrests in KZN rhino poaching incidents
Updated June 4, 2019, 4:08 p.m. | By Lauren Beukes



Wildlife officials say rhino populations remain under threat, with 59 animals having been poached in KwaZulu-Natal so far this year.


Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife's Cedric Coetzee says around 55 rhino had been slaughtered for their horn during the same period last year.

He says security teams - who are working with police - are continuing to make arrests.

"We have arrested 39 people this year and we have seized 16 firearms - together with the SA police," Coetzee said.

According to the Department of Environmental Affairs, some 769 rhino were poached in South Africa last year. 142 were killed in KZN.

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It will never stop

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[Lisbeth]

There seem to be less in Kruger and more in KZN Maybe we just don't hear about the Kruger ones

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318 rhino poached in South Africa from Jan to June 2019, says the minister



the speech is here:

https://www.environment.gov.za/speech/c ... gerday2019

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I wonder how many were poached in Kruger...

Naughty monkeys in the background!