Lockdown curbs poaching

South Africa’s antiCOVID19 lockdown is credited with helping to achieve a dramatic drop in rhino killings, but as the country opens up, experts warn of a possible resurgence of poaching of one of Earth’s most endangered mammals. South Africa has about 20,000 rhinos, estimated to be 80% of the world’s total population, and the country has been hard hit by poachers killing the animals for the illegal international trade in rhino horns.