Got some info that a ranger there says 1500 rhino have been dehorned over the last year, leading to only a dozen poaching incidents in the last number of months!
Guests who spot a rhino with horns are asked to report it and the location to the operations centre.
Has Kruger Poaching turned a Positive Corner?
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Finally good news
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Good news but this must also add weight to the speculation that there are less than 1800 rhino left in Kruger
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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." Nelson Mandela
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Dehorning 1500 in a year - about 30 per week - is quite an achievement.
1 500 rhino
4 500 kg of rhino horn
90m US $
= a major corruption risk
(even if the assumptions are a bit off, the conclusion is the same)
1 500 rhino
4 500 kg of rhino horn
90m US $
= a major corruption risk
(even if the assumptions are a bit off, the conclusion is the same)
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You really want to get me into a bad mood
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