Rhinos
TB detected in rhinos at Kruger National Park
The strain of TB that has been seen in these rhinos is referred to as Bovine TB and can be seen in a variety of different animals in the park.
Rescuers suspect the animal was injured by poachers who took out its mother, hitting the calf with a machete to keep it away.
Scientists behind a study in a recent issue of New York-based academic journal EcoHealth discovered that bacteria samples found in the endangered animals in Ruma National Park, a protected area on the shores of Lake Victoria, had developed alarming levels of antibiotic resistance.
The City of Tshwane's Environmental Affairs Department said that nature conservation officials discovered the carcases, along with those of two electrocuted zebras, on Saturday morning.
Six rhinos were introduced to Zakouma National Park under a joint initiative combining Chad, South Africa and the NGO, which successfully operates a number of wildlife parks in Africa.
Police arrested Pieter van Zyl and two alleged accomplices in a sting operation last Wednesday.
The calf’s mother immediately rejected it, subsequently depriving it from life-sustaining milk.
The figures paint a bleak picture for the Kruger National Park where 544 rhino were killed last year.
A committee probing the scourge of rhino poaching has found alarming shortcomings at the Kruger National Park.
More than 1,200 rhino were poached in 2014.
Rangers in the Kruger National Park are working to protect endangered rhinos. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.
The US govt wants two SA brothers extradited for trying to sell rhino horns to American hunters.
The three were found in possession of a hunting rifle, ammunition and poaching equipment.
The Czech Republic has become a major transit point for rhino horn trafficking in recent years.
SANParks has missed the window to move rhino this year but has developed an alternative plan.
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This is a record number and an increase of over 50 percent from the previous year.
Rangers are in talks with their Mozambican counterparts in an attempt to catch suspected rhino poachers.
The Professional Hunting Association of South Africa says the figure only includes losses to hunting.