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Rhino poaching figures still on the rise

Rhino poaching figures still on the rise

01 May 2013 13:18 - Sapa
The number of poached rhino for the year has risen to 273, says the environmental affairs department.
Kruger Park elephant overturns tourist vehicle

Kruger Park elephant overturns tourist vehicle

15 Apr 2013 18:07 - Sapa-AP
An elephant has overturned a vehicle carrying two tourists in the Kruger National Park, injuring both, says officials.
Poachers set sights on Kruger ivory

Poachers set sights on Kruger ivory

05 Apr 2013 00:00 - Fiona Macleod
The inability of the national park to pursue offenders across its border is costing game dearly
102 rhinos killed this year

102 rhinos killed this year

20 Feb 2013 20:11 - Sapa
A total of 102 rhino have been killed since the beginning of the year, says the department of environmental affairs.
Deadliest year yet for Africa's rhinos and elephants

Deadliest year yet for Africa's rhinos and elephants

27 Dec 2012 13:19 - Jon Herskovitz, Ed Stoddard,
Africa's rhinos and elephants have been poached in near record numbers in 2012, with surging demand for horn and ivory driving the slaughter.
Experts alarmed by dramatic increase in elephant killings

Experts alarmed by dramatic increase in elephant killings

05 Dec 2012 10:02 - Sipho Kings
While South Africa is battling rhino poaching, it seems to be escaping the continental elephant purge. But not for long, writes Sipho Kings.
Specialised aircraft joins fight to save SA's rhinos

Specialised aircraft joins fight to save SA's rhinos

04 Dec 2012 15:58 - Kenichi Serino
A new, state-of-the-art surveillance aircraft represents a vital alliance between the public and private sector in the fight against rhino poaching.
Deep in the trenches of the war on rhinos

Deep in the trenches of the war on rhinos

09 Nov 2012 00:00 - Julian Rademeyer
In an edited extract from his book Killing for Profit, Julian Rademeyer offers a glimpse into two sides of the complicated battle in the bush.
Race to end rhino slaughter

Race to end rhino slaughter

03 Aug 2012 00:00 - Sipho Kings
DNA data, tracker dogs, choppers - the Kruger National Park has pulled out all the stops to save its rhino, writes Sipho Kings.
Suspected rhino poacher killed in Kruger Park

Suspected rhino poacher killed in Kruger Park

11 May 2012 01:53 - Reuters
A suspected rhino poacher has been shot dead in the Kruger National Park, while two others have been arrested for killing a mother and her calf.
SANParks chief fights back

SANParks chief fights back

09 Mar 2012 00:39 - Fiona Macleod
South African National Parks CEO David Mabunda has hand delivered affidavits to M&G denying preferential tender procedure.
Vets charged for illegal use of tranquillisers

Vets charged for illegal use of tranquillisers

02 Mar 2012 00:00 - Fiona Macleod
Three veterinarians appeared in court realting to a potent drug, known as M99, which has been used by poachers to knock out rhinos.
Kruger Park to meet union about strike, salaries

Kruger Park to meet union about strike, salaries

25 Feb 2012 15:57 - Staff Reporter
The Kruger National Park has said it would meet with union representatives in a bid to end the nearly month-old strike by field rangers.
SANParks tenders probed

SANParks tenders probed

17 Feb 2012 00:00 - Fiona Macleod
Park management body has refuted allegations of irregularities and maladministration amid a rise in poaching activity.
Police arrest five for rhino poaching

Police arrest five for rhino poaching

15 Feb 2012 11:16 - Staff Reporter
A day after SanParks reported 52 rhinos have been killed this year in South Africa, police say they have arrested five suspected rhino poachers.

Over 50 rhinos poached so far

14 Feb 2012 20:41 - Staff Reporter
Sanparks has revealed that 52 rhinos have been poached in South Africa so far this year -- mostly in Limpopo and Kruger National Park.

Arrest of wildlife butchers boosts anti-trafficking efforts

10 Feb 2012 12:53 - Fiona Macleod
Wildlife agencies clamping down on multimillion rand animal and by-product black market.
Guests evacuated from Kruger Park after Moz floods

Guests evacuated from Kruger Park after Moz floods

19 Jan 2012 07:30 - Staff Reporter
The Kruger Park has had to evacuate some of its guests after turbulent storms caused massive flooding in nearby Mozambique, leaving hundreds homeless.
Kruger Park enlists 150 new rangers to protect rhinos

Kruger Park enlists 150 new rangers to protect rhinos

15 Jan 2012 13:37 - Giordano Stolley
The Kruger National Park will get 150 additional rangers to combat poaching, following news that 11 rhino have been already been killed in SA in 2012.
Suspected poachers killed in Kruger Park

Suspected poachers killed in Kruger Park

12 Jan 2012 11:36 - Staff Reporter
Two suspected poachers have been shot and killed in the Kruger Park during an anti-poaching operation after the discovery of eight dehorned rhinos.

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