Rhino Poaching 2013

[vinkie]

Total number of Rhinos poached in 2013: 954

Every animal poached is a disaster

[Penga Ndlovu]

Not a good start to the year!!

Please tell me that the number for last year did not exceed the 1000 mark.

Sorry bud,

Un- officially by a long shot.

Let's hope the DEA get the stats right this time.

But then again:

Stats are like a bikini.

What you see is pure illusion.
What is behind the is what you want.

[mouseinthehouse]

Just saw the official figure is supposedly 992 with KNP 606 of that total.

[Mel]

Where did you see it, mith?

[Flutterby]

Just saw this on OSCAP's FB page:

Allison Thomson Outraged SA Citizens against Poaching:
New figure I have just received for 2013 is 1004 rhinos poached. Nothing out from the DEA officially yet.

[Richprins]

That sounds about right, given predictions at the start of last year!

[nan]

more than one thousand

[vinkie]

Update on rhino poaching statistics (17 January 2014 update)

17 January 2014


The total number of rhino poached in South Africa during 2013 increased to 1004, as the number of people arrested for rhino poaching-related offences climbed to 343.

During 2012, 668 rhino were poached, while 448 were killed in 2011. Since 2008, 2 778 rhino have been poached in South Africa. A total of 37 rhino have been poached since the start of 2014.

During 2013, the Kruger National Park continued to bear the brunt of rhino poaching losing a total of 606 of the iconic animals to poachers. A total of 114 rhino were poached in Limpopo, 92 in Mpumalanga, 87 in North West and 85 in KwaZulu-Natal.

The number of rhino poachers arrested during 2013 increased considerably with 343 being arrested, 133 of them in the Kruger National Park. In 2012, 267 alleged poachers were arrested. Since the beginning of 2014, 6 alleged poachers have been arrested.

South Africans are urged to report incidents of poaching and tip-offs to the anonymous tip-off lines 0800 205 005, 08600 10111 or Crime-Line on 32211.



source: Department of Environmental Affairs

[Penga Ndlovu]

Only sad that they have "forgotten" 17 killed rhinos in provinces where they show 0.

Tally should be 1021

[Mel]

If the increase of poached rhinos per year over the last years is anything to go by, that'll be around 1800 at the end of this year.
And the proportional arrests decline considerably at the same time.