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Four rhinos have been killed at Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve. Image:  Aquila Collection website.

Rhino poaching

SA saw 29% drop in rhino poaching in 2021 but more than 450 rhinos killed - dept

By Regan Thaw

The Environmental Affairs Department on Tuesday said that this was a 24% drop in rhino poaching compared to 2019.

  • A man attempted to smuggle rhino horns in a box of chocolates. He was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport on 23 December 2021. The horns were destined for Shandong province in China. Picture: Supplied

    Man arrested at ORTIA for trying to smuggle rhino horns to China due in court

    The 46-year-old suspect spent the Christmas long weekend in custody and is expected to make his first appearance on Tuesday for contravening the National Environmental Management Biodiversity Act.

    144 days ago
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    SA's courts face a busy start with cases on poaching, trafficking and extortion

    A 46-year-old man arrested in connection with a consignment of rhino horn at OR Tambo International Airport will appear in the Kempton Park Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday.

    146 days ago
  • A man attempted to smuggle rhino horns in a box of chocolates. He was arrested at the OR Tambo International Airport on 23 December 2021. The horns were destined for Shandong province in China. Picture: Supplied

    Man arrested at ORTIA for trying to smuggle rhino horns to China

    Hawks officials and members of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment were summoned on Thursday when a security officer operating scanners at the airport flagged a suspicious parcel.

    147 days ago
  • Picture: @CityofCT/Twitter

    2 alleged rhino poachers arrested in the Kruger National Park

    They were caught with unlicensed firearms and ammunition by field rangers on Wednesday night.

    148 days ago
  • FILE: A rhino in the Kruger National Park. Picture: 123rf.com

    SANParks concerned about number of rhinos being killed in Kruger National Park

    This follows the release of a report last week by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment confirming that seven rhino had been killed in the park recently.

    149 days ago
  • The Hawks arrested two men for the possession of dried abalone worth R9.9 million during an operation on 17 May 2021. Picture: @SAPoliceService/Twitter

    South African movie dives into the complexity of poaching

    The award-winning South African film 'Sons of the Sea' pivots on questions like these. It explores the moral universe of forced choices through the narrative of Mikhail and Gabriel, two brothers from Kalk Bay.

    151 days ago
  • Two black rhino. Picture: Sharon Haussmann

    Rhino poaching on the rise across South Africa

    The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment raised concern following an uptick in attacks in four provinces.

    156 days ago
  • Four rhino were killed by poachers at the Inverdoorn private game reserve in the Western Cape on 8 December 2021. Picture: Supplied by Searl Derman.

    24 rhino carcasses found in SA in December so far due to poaching - dept

    Since the first of December, seven rhino carcasses have been found in the Kruger National Park. Seven others have been discovered in Mpumalanga, while there were six in KwaZulu-Natal and four in the Western Cape.

    156 days ago
  • Four rhinos have been killed at Inverdoorn Private Game Reserve. Image:  Aquila Collection website.

    CapeNature assists investigation into rhino killings

    An investigation is underway after four rhinos were killed and another wounded at a private game reserve just outside Cape Town.

    160 days ago
  • Four rhino were killed by poachers at the Inverdoorn private game reserve in the Western Cape on 8 December 2021. Picture: Supplied by Searl Derman.

    4 rhinos killed in poaching incident at WC game reserve

    A R100,000 reward has been offered to catch those responsible.

    162 days ago
  • FILE: A rhino in the Kruger National Park. Picture: 123rf.com

    Radioactive rhino horns may deter poachers in S.Africa

    Poachers killed at least 249 rhinos in South Africa during the first six months of the year -- 83 more than in the first half of 2020.

    252 days ago
  • FILE: Rhinos in the Kruger National Park. Picture: Eyewitness News

    Combined 105-year sentence handed down to three rhino poachers

    Shangani Mathebula, Emmanuel Mdhluli and Walter Hendrik Mangane were arrested in 2017 for killing three rhinos in Marula, in the south section of the Kruger National Park.

    259 days ago
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    249 rhino killed in SA during first half of 2021 as poaching increases

    The bulk of the slaughter happened at the Kruger National Park where 132 rhinos were killed.

    293 days ago
  • FILE: An elephant crosses the road in Kruger National Park. Picture: Abigail Javier/Eyewitness News.

    Elephants 'trample' rhino poacher to death at Kruger National Park

    Rangers on routine patrol spotted three poachers who ran into the elephant herd while trying to flee.

    396 days ago
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    ‘Rhino Court’ will continue operating at Kruger National Park, says SANParks

    The court, which boasts a 100 % rhino poaching conviction rate, had not been operating for over a year due to a legal battle waged by the Mpumalanga Regional Court’s president, Naomi Engelbrecht, who sought to have it closed and its cases transferred to the Mhala Court.

    404 days ago
  • FILE: Rhino horns. Picture: @ArriveAlive/Twitter.

    Rhino horns worth over R53 million seized at OR Tambo airport

    The suspicious shipment - destined for Malaysia - was noticed during searches conducted by the customs unit.

    470 days ago
  • FILE: A sedated rhino has its GPS tags checked to make sure they match its DNA sample. Picture: Eyewitness News.

    Lockdown leads to 33% drop in rhino poaching in 2020 - dept

    In 2020, the Kruger National Park recorded 1,573 poaching incidents, a decrease of nearly 22% compared to 2019.

    473 days ago
  • FILE: A bull rhino. Picture: Thomas Holder/Eyewitness News

    Limpopo police hunt poachers who shot and killed a rhino on local game farm

    The rhino’s carcass was found by a farmworker who was patrolling the area on Friday.

    551 days ago
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