Rhino poaching increased with 1155 in 2014 – Infographic
The department of environmental affairs has released statistics showing a recent increase in rhino poaching in South Africa.
The latest statistics show the total rhino poached from 2010 has reached 1155. That is already 151 more than the total for 2013.
The stats also show a total of 780 rhino poached in Kruger National Park and a total of 781 in SANParks.
Provinces with the highest number of rhino poached include Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North-West, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal.
The lowest is Western Cape, with only 1 rhino poached.
Read more: Police nab six rhino poachers
In Namibia, to date, 24 rhino were poached in 2014, most of them black rhino and mainly in the northwestern areas.
Read more: Two rhino poached in Namibia
In Mozambique, it is reported Mozambican nationals constitute the highest number of foreign arrests for poaching in South Africa.
Organised crime syndicates based in Mozambique are driving large-scale illegal trade in rhino horn and elephant ivory.
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