Urgent action needed as poaching of South Africa’s rhinos hits record high
Published by surfbirds
Despite increased efforts to tackle the surge in rhino poaching, a record 1,215 rhinos were killed in South Africa in 2014 – highlighting the need for urgent international action to address the crisis ahead of a critical global meeting on the illegal wildlife trade in Botswana in March.
Figures released today by the South African government show that on average over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month in 2014 – representing more than a 9,300% increase of animals poached since 2007 …
Surfbirds News (blog) – January 26, 2015
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Published by „the fellbeißer“© (Jan 26, 2015)
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