Rhino Poaching 2015

[Moggiedog]

Stats from OSCAP
(196) 09 March 2015: 2 rhino killed horns not taken Badplaas area last week MP
(194) 09 March 2015: 1 more found this morning Jejane Game Reserve LIM
(193) 08 March 2015: 2 rhino KZN
(191) 08 March 2015: 2 Jejane Game Reserve LIM
(189) 07 March 2015: another rhino Hoedspruit area LIM
(188) 06 March 2015: 1 rhino Hoedspruit area LIM
(187) 06 March 2015: an update of 4 more rhino in KZN as of March 1st
(183) 03 March 2015: 2 rhino EC
(181) 03 March 2015: DEA - including the missing figures LIM 9, EC 1, KZN 1
(143) 23 February 2015: 3 white rhino EC and one rhino KZN
(139) 18 February 2015: PLUS 8 missing from this new update
(131) 18 February 2015: per the update (increase of 82 from Jan 22 update)
(94) 14 February 2015: 2 rhino EC
(92) 13 February 2015: Including missing from dea report (4) and new (38) since Jan 22
(83) 07 February 2015: 1 rhino EC
(82) 03 February 2015: 25 additional rhino poached in KNP per Laevelder Feb 6 2015
(57) 28 January 2015: 1 rhino LIM province
(56) 27-28 January 2015: 7 rhino - LIM province
(49) 22 January 2015: DEA update and speech
(23) 14 January 2015: 1 rhino
(22) 13 January 2015: 2 Rhino KNP
(20) 10 January 2015: 4 Rhinos Mkhuze found 11th poached 10th. Calf also killed.
(16) 8 January 2015: 3 KNP
(13) 8 January 2015: 2 in Weenen KZN night of 8th found 9th
(11) 8 January 2015: 1 more in LIM
(10) 8 January 2015: 6 in LIM (during the past week)
(04) 7 January 2015: 3 rhino Mkuze KZN found 8th believe killed night of 7th
(01) 4 January 2015: 1 Rhino, LIM

[Lisbeth]

Are they all sleeping or what

[Moggiedog]

Statas from OSCAP

200) 10 March2015: 2 rhino Limpopo
{198) 09 March 2015: 2 rhino KNP
(196) 09 March 2015: 1 rhino Timbavati, Limpopo
(195) 09 March 2015: 2 rhino killed horns not taken Badplaas area last week MP
(193) 09 March 2015: 1 more found this morning Jejane Game Reserve LIM
(192) 08 March 2015: 2 rhino KZN
(190) 08 March 2015: 2 Jejane Game Reserve LIM
(188) 07 March 2015: another rhino KNP
(187) 06 March 2015: 1 rhino KNP
(186) 06 March 2015: an update of 3 more rhino in KZN as of March 1st
(183) 03 March 2015: 2 rhino EC
(181) 03 March 2015: DEA - including the missing figures LIM 9, EC 1, KZN 1
(143) 23 February 2015: 3 white rhino EC and one rhino KZN
(139) 18 February 2015: PLUS 8 missing from this new update
(131) 18 February 2015: per the update (increase of 82 from Jan 22 update)
(94) 14 February 2015: 2 rhino EC
(92) 13 February 2015: Including missing from dea report (4) and new (38) since Jan 22
(83) 07 February 2015: 1 rhino EC
(82) 03 February 2015: 25 additional rhino poached in KNP per Laevelder Feb 6 2015
(57) 28 January 2015: 1 rhino LIM province
(56) 27-28 January 2015: 7 rhino - LIM province
(49) 22 January 2015: DEA update and speech
(23) 14 January 2015: 1 rhino
(22) 13 January 2015: 2 Rhino KNP
(20) 10 January 2015: 4 Rhinos Mkhuze found 11th poached 10th. Calf also killed.
(16) 8 January 2015: 3 KNP
(13) 8 January 2015: 2 in Weenen KZN night of 8th found 9th
(11) 8 January 2015: 1 more in LIM
(10) 8 January 2015: 6 in LIM (during the past week)
(04) 7 January 2015: 3 rhino Mkuze KZN found 8th believe killed night of 7th
(01) 4 January 2015: 1 Rhino, LIM

[Lisbeth]

I just cannot believe it What are they DOING??? Only talking about strategies? IMO there are no more excuses. The Government and Sanparks have had two or more years to prepare and combat this plague and still these poor creatures are dying every day because of a stupid superstition. The excuses are not valid anymore

What is the opposition in the parliament doing? I have not heard anything from that side lately, only a few interrogations which receive ambiguous answers

If I lived in SA I would at least have organized an anti poaching march in front of parliament or something similar. Even the media are silent which is maybe the worst! It is their duty to keep the population informed on important subjects and the rhinos are much more important than the usual gossip on starlets and similar

[Alf]

I'm starting to wonder if all anti poaching units are just watching soccer everyday

[Richprins]

Those on the ground are still working, I believe!

Communities neighbouring Reserves provide refuge to poachers, and largely don't see what the problem is, in the short term. However, it seems that that problem has been recognised, and may be the way forward!

The Mozambique chaos is a similar and worse problem, and that is SA Government's achilles heel, IMO, as they are too sh@t scared to alienate an ally! There!

[Moggiedog]

Another update from OSCAP - now 202 - (202) 09 March 2015: 2 Rhinos Mpumulanga.

[Lisbeth]

Is Mozambique an ally to SA? In what and against what? They most likely have commercial agreements, you tell me, but other than that I cannot see what kind of alliance there can be They do not even have an agreement of exchange of accused criminals

[Alf]

Maybe our government get some kind of kick back from all the rhino horn sales

[Toko]

The OSCAP "stats" don't reflect the real numbers either, it's just a collection of what OSCAP has heard of.

Whenever DEA releases new stats, the numbers are higher.

Meanwhile, confusion reigns in official circles about how many rhino are being poached.

Two senior SANParks staffers recently said 120 rhinos had been poached so far this year in Kruger Park alone. But Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa told the parliamentary portfolio committee 158 rhino had been poached in 2015, 108 of them in the Kruger.

The department had not provided a definitive figure by the time of going to print.

OSCAP stats do not list 108 rhino poached in Kruger.