Rhino killing up after Covid curbs end
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Rhino poaching in South Africa rose by 50% in the first half of 2021 compared to a year earlier, when poachers were restricted by Covid-19 rules
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Rhinos killed for their horns, used in traditional Asian medicine

ZIMBABWE 
Gonarezhou 
Zinave
MOZAMBIQUE
SOUTH AFRICA
ESWATINI
Banhine 
Limpopo

100km 60 miles

South Africa is home to around 20,000 white rhinos – more than 90% of world’s population

Great Limpopo Transfrontier Park: Comprises Kruger and other national parks in Mozambique and Zimbabwe

Kruger:

333 448 668 1,004 1,215 1,175 1,054 1,028 769 594 394 249

300 600 900 1,200 1,500

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2021 0

Jan-Jun: 83 more poachings than same period in 2020


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Sources: South African Environment Ministry, WWF, Save the Rhino Picture: Newscom © GRAPHIC NEWS


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