Rhino Poaching 2013

[Penga Ndlovu]

(107) 25 Feb 2012: 2 Rhinos Nambiti Hills Lodge, Kzn

(105) 20 Feb 2012: 4 day old carcass found Ndumo Game Reserve, KZN

(104) 21 Feb 2012: 2 W Rhino Bulhoek Farm, NW

(102) 20 Feb 2012: SANPARKS Update

(99) 20 Feb 2012: 1 WR Bull - limpopo

(98) 19 Feb 2012: 2 W Rhino - Limpopo

(96) 13 Feb 2012: DEA Update

(86) 09 Feb 2012: 2 Rhinos poached 1 injured Bulhoek farm NW Province

(85) 07 Feb 2012: 1 White Rhino Modumela GR, (Limpopo)

(84) 07 Feb 2012: 2 Rhino Hluhluwe Imfolozi

(82) 06 Feb 2012: DEA Update

(39) 21 Jan 2013: NWCRU update

(18) 19 Jan 2013: 2 White Bulls + calf NW Province

(15) 16 Jan 2013: 7 additional Rhino reported killed in KNP since beg of 2013

(8) 15 Jan 2013: 2 Rhino Hlhuhluwe Imfolozi, Kzn (Cow and calf)

(6) 07 Jan 2013: 1 Black Rhino Madikwe (thought to be from previous poaching- autopsy still to confirm)

(5) 06 Jan 2013: 1 Rhino Lower Sabi

(4) 06 Jan 2013: 1 Rhino Sabi Sands

(3) 06 Jan 2013: 1 White Rhino , Nietverdiend area, NW (Madikwe) - carcass approx 5 days old

(2) 01 Jan 2013: 2 Rhino - KNP Houtboschrand area (suspected staff involvement)


* 2 rhinos reported on 1st January 2013 to be added into 2012 stats

* 2 rhinos at Pilansberg found begining Feb (poached last year) 1 White Rhino,1 Black Rhino

[Penga Ndlovu]

If you turn these figures into facts it means that every 11 hours a Rhino got poached since the beginning of this year.

That is much hugher than the averadge of last year.

What are you all going to do about it Zuma, Mabunda etc.?

[Penga Ndlovu]

New stats are going to be released tomorrow.
Going to be a bad one again.
Hold on to your hats peeps.

[PennyinSA]

I will say it again and again - forget the hotels at Malelane and Skukuza and all the fancy plans - put that fence up between us and Mozambique and patrol it! Stop our soldiers in the SANDF doing overseas work and if need be bring them all on board to surround every single large game reserve. Talk is cheap and we are over hearing of meetings and MOUs - the time to put something into action is NOW before its too late! I still do not believe that Sanparks are taking the inside collusion factor seriously enough and this needs to be addressed with immediate effect!

[Richprins]

SANParks never makes mistakes...didn't you know?

[ceruleanwildfire]

Very soon the Rhino numbers will be so low SANParks will be able to afford to post a permanent ranger to watch over each individual rhino.

(And even then I have my doubts)

I saw a good bumper sticker recently... "The dried testicles of Rhino Poachers can cure AIDS!"

(Maybe we should spread the word)

[mposthumus]

I will say it again and again - forget the hotels at Malelane and Skukuza and all the fancy plans - put that fence up between us and Mozambique and patrol it! Stop our soldiers in the SANDF doing overseas work and if need be bring them all on board to surround every single large game reserve. Talk is cheap and we are over hearing of meetings and MOUs - the time to put something into action is NOW before its too late! I still do not believe that Sanparks are taking the inside collusion factor seriously enough and this needs to be addressed with immediate effect!

Well said PennyinSA I agree 100%

[PRWIN]

okay guys I see it's over 2 a day at the moment 59 days x 2 =118. The figure is higher than that, now I can't see how they say they are winning the fight and it is better than last year. I suppose they have to bs them selves for doing such a C job . I will let Penga put up the new figure.

[Flutterby]

[PennyinSA]

92 in Kruger!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
128 in South Africa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats 2,16 rhina a day - its hardly winning the war - we are going back so fast we about to hit rock bottom!!!!!!