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xchrom

(108,903 posts) Fri Jan 11, 2013, 07:16 AM Jan 2013

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Rhino poaching in South Africa reaches record levels

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-20971182

A dead rhino is dehorned by a researcher in Zimbabwe

Figures from the South African government indicate that poaching for rhinoceros has increased substantially in the last year.

A record 668 rhinos were killed for their horns in 2012, up almost 50% on the number for 2011.

The majority of the animals were killed in the Kruger national park, the country's biggest wildlife reserve.

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Rhino poaching in South Africa reaches record levels (Original Post) xchrom Jan 2013 OP

So sad dipsydoodle Jan 2013 #1

dipsydoodle

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1. So sad

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Fri Jan 11, 2013, 07:22 AM

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