Rhino poaching

FORESTRY, Fisheries and the Environment Minister Barbara Creecy reiterated her department’s commitment this week to stamping out rhino poaching.

A total of 451 rhino were poached for their horns last year, within government reserves and on private property. Of this number, 209 rhinos were poached within the Kruger National Park.

There were 189 arrests in connection with poaching activities: 77 within the Kruger National Park and 109 outside the park. In the 38 verdicts handed down by the courts, 37 cases resulted in the conviction of 61 accused rhino poachers/ traffickers. | IOL