Rhino poaching
SA saw 29% drop in rhino poaching in 2021 but more than 450 rhinos killed - dept
The Environmental Affairs Department on Tuesday said that this was a 24% drop in rhino poaching compared to 2019.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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2 alleged rhino poachers arrested in the Kruger National Park
They were caught with unlicensed firearms and ammunition by field rangers on Wednesday night.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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4 rhinos killed in poaching incident at WC game reserve
A R100,000 reward has been offered to catch those responsible.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
