Rhino Poaching 2013

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Marakele.
Near the one found earlier this week.
Shot dead but not de-horned.

[Penga Ndlovu]

(512) 23 July 2013: 1 more rhino Marakele - horns intact died over the weekend  (511) 21 July 2013:  2 Rhinos Sabi Sands cow and calf(509) 21 July 2013: 3 more in undisclosed area.(506) 22 July 2013:  1 Rhino Atherstone, Limpopo (505) 21 July 2013: 7 (area kept out of media for the moment)(498) 21 July 2013:  2 KNP(496) 8 old carcasses found in KNP not reported in DEA stats (3 only in KNP stats)(488) 18 July 2013:  DEA Update(477) 08 July 2013: 1 White Rhino Masimane Game Reserve, Musina(476) 06 July 2013: 1 rhino - Gravelotte Lim(475) 04 July 2013: 3 white rhino - Vaalwater, bull, cow, calf(472) 03 July 2013:  2 Ohrigstad(470) 03 July 2013:  9 Limpopo province(461) 03 July 2013:  DEA update (453) 02 Jul 2013: 2 rhino in KNP -  Nwanetsi section(451) 30 June 2013: 1 rhino poached  at Hannah Lodge near Ohrigstad LIM(450) 29 June 2013: 1 rhino iSimangaliso -Wetland Park KZN-----   29 June 2013 : A 2nd rhino injured, Entabeni area alive, being treated LIM(449) 28 June 2013: 1 rhino Entabeni area near Legend Golf & Safari Resort LIM.(448) 26 June 2013:  2 Rhinos Ozabeni, KZN(446) 26 June 2013: DEA update(432) 24 June 2013: 2 Rhino Mahikeng  Game Reserve NW(430) 23 June 2013:  1 Dumaneni Nature Reserve (Malelane) and 1t Hannah Game Lodge near Ohrigstad.(428) 20 June 2013:  DEA update(410) 16 June 2013: 1 White & 1 Black Rhino Vaalkomdam area, NW(408) 12 June 2013: DEA UPDATE(398) 10 June 2013: 1 Male Rhino Naboomspruit area(397) 10 June 2013:  2 rhinos Umfolozi, Kzn(395) 08 June 2013: Maremani Nature Reserve, (394) 08 June 2013: DEA Update (379) 02 June 2013: 2 Carcasses Botsalano Game Reserve(377) 01 June 2013: 1 Gravelot (376) 01 June 2013:  5 Botsalano Game Reserve(371) 31 May 2013:  1 KNP(370) 30 May 2013:  3 KNP----    30 May 2013:  2 rhinos poached - not killed, EC - darted and dehorned.(367) 30 May 2013:  DEA update(363) 26 May 2013:  3 KNP, (Croc Bridge & Private Reserve inside KNP)(360) 24 May 2013: 1 Timbavati(359) 24 May 2013: 2 Botsalano Game Reserve, NW(357)23 May 2013: 3 Klerksdorp, NW (354) 22 May 2013: 1 Rhino, Atherstone NW (353)21 May 2013) 1 Vryheid  (352)21 May 2013: 2 eastern shores iSimangaliso (350)21 May 2013: 2 x White Rhino found uMsuluzi Com Cons Areanear Colenso  (348) 21 May 2013: 2 Rhinos - mother and calf Botsalano GR Mafikeng, NW(346) 19 May 2013: 6 Western Shores iSimangaliso KZN +1 15 day old carcass(339) 18 May 2013: calf died after poaching incident earlier(338) 17 May 2013: 5 KNP & 1 Sabi Sands(332) 17 May 2013: 1 Weenen Game Reserve, Kzn(331) 17 May 2013: 2 location to be disclosed(329) 17 May 2013:31 Steenbokpan area (326) 16 May 2013: 1 Maroppa, Thabazimbi(325) 16 May 2013: 1 Bull died after his injuries sustained in poaching yest.(324) 15 May 2013: 7 Rhinos (5 adults, 2 calves) - Machadadorp area(317) 15 May 2013: 2 Rhinos Thabazimbi area(315) 15 May 2013: 2 Rhinos Vaalwater area(313)15 May 2013: DEA update(295)10 May 2013: Dulini, Sabi Sands adult male (294) 9 May 2013: 2 white rhino Gravelott (stumps removed)(292) 8 May 2013 : UPDATE(280) 7 May 2013: 2 rhino Northam (SOR)(278) 6 May 2013: 1 bull shot-hornsremoved, female wounded (SOR) (277) 3 May 2013: 2 rhino Aaltantla NW (SOR)(275) 3 May 2013: 2 rhino between Koster & Rustenburg NW ( SOR)(273) 30 April 2013:  DEA Update(260) 29 April 2013:   2 White  Rhinos - NW Province(258) 27 April 2013:   1 White rhino cow and calf - Pretoriuskop, KNP(256) 28 April 2013:   1 Black Rhino - KNP(255) 24 April 201:     5 Rhino KNP(250) 24 April 2013:   1 Rhino Sabi Sands(249) 25 April 2013:   DEA update(244) 24 April 2013:   1 Rhino cow Naboomspruit (243) 21 April 2013:  1 Rhino Dinokeng (injured in the original poaching on 21st)(242) 22 April 2013:  Zulu Nyala - Hluhluwe - KZN(241) 21 April 2013:  1 Male Rhino Dinokeng (in boma)(240) 20 April 2013:  2 Sabi Sands (cow and calf)(238) 18 April 2013:  1 Sabi Sands(237) 17 April 2013:  1 Lephalale(236) 14 April 2013:  4 Kruger National Park(232) 18 April 2013:  DEA UPDATE(231) 13 April 2013:  3 Rhinos Louis Trichardt(228) 14 April 2013: 1 Rhino Naboomspruit(227) 11 April 2013: STATS UPDATE(207) 10 April 2013: Rhinos shot in Steenbokpan area. Male & Female, horns removed.(205) 09 April 2013: White rhino cow and calf N’wanetsi, KNP(203) 03 April 2013:  DEA update(162) 16 Mar 2013: Ezemvelo update - 4 Rhinos KZN(158) 14 Mar 2013: DEA update 158(146) 6 Mar 2013: DEA Update(107) 25 Feb 2013:  2 Rhinos Nambiti Hills Lodge, Kzn(105) 20 Feb 2013: 4 day old carcass found Ndumo Game Reserve, KZN(104) 21 Feb 2013: 2 W Rhino Bulhoek Farm, NW(102) 20 Feb 2013: SANPARKS Update(99) 20 Feb 2013: 1 WR Bull - limpopo (98) 19 Feb 2013: 2 W Rhino - Limpopo(96) 13 Feb 2013: DEA Update(86) 09 Feb 2013: 2 Rhinos poached 1 injured Bulhoek farm NW Province(85) 07 Feb 2013: 1 White Rhino Modumela GR, (Limpopo) (84) 07 Feb 2013: 2 Rhino Hluhluwe Imfolozi(82) 06 Feb 2013: 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) 

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Penga Ndlovu

Bushcraft

dup

Richprins

Duke

Sprocky

Reeelax,

just pull over too my hotel in Timfehene!!,
or Skuks and have a dop on the house!!!

Hah annual visitors will foot the bill.

Mopanie wurm is a good cure for babalaas.

[Penga Ndlovu]

515

[Sprocky]

2013-07-24 11:12

ohannesburg - At least 515 rhino have been killed in the country so far this year, the environmental affairs department said on Wednesday.

"I have been told that as of yesterday [Tuesday], a total of 515 rhino have been killed so far this year," deputy director general Fundisile Mketeni said in Kempton Park at the release of a report on rhino poaching.

"The increase of rhino poaching is continuously being discussed at the highest levels of government.... Your frustrations are also government's frustrations."

The department's rhino poaching statistics showed that a total of 668 rhino were killed in 2012. At least 446 rhino were killed by June this year.

Mketeni said a safety and security strategy developed at a rhino summit in 2010 was being reviewed.

"There will be stakeholder participation in its review. So far, law enforcement authorities have been engaged in fighting poaching, especially in the Kruger National Park."

Mketeni labelled Vietnam one of the "culprit countries" as far as rhino hunting was concerned. He said in a year there were 100 permit applications from Vietnam to hunt in the country.

The Vietnamese recently put a moratorium on hunting in SA after South African government officials visited the country to discuss the matter.

He said talks were also being held with the Southern African Development Community about protecting rhino.

- SAPA

[Tshukudu]

He said talks were also being held with the Southern African Development Community about protecting rhino.- SAPA

And that's all they ever do is talk

[Sprocky]

He said talks were also being held with the Southern African Development Community about protecting rhino.- SAPA

And that's all they ever do is talk

Yip, and very soon there will be nothing left to talk about!

[Toko]

Here the media release

Rhino Issue Management Report published by the Department of Environmental Affairs - 24 July 2013


The Department of Environmental Affairs today, 24 July 2013 released the Rhino Issue Management (RIM) Report which emanated from the national consultation process to facilitate a common understanding of the key issues related to the protection and conservation of South Africa’s rhino population.

The Rhino Issue Management Process, headed by former SANParks CEO Mr Mavuso Masimang, took place during 2012.

Mr Msimang and his team hosted 16 workshops, and 400 roundtable and one-on-one discussions to facilitate a common understanding of the challenges and opportunities relating to rhino conservation in the face of rhino poaching.

The workshops and other processes were put in place to allow all stakeholders to collectively seek a solution to the devastating and escalating, internationally driven onslaught on the South African rhinoceros population.

The release of the RIM report comes as the number of rhino poached in South Africa increased to 514.

The Kruger National Park continues to bear the brunt of poaching with 321 rhino poached since January 1, 2013, while 54 have been killed for their horns in Limpopo, 53 in North West and 43 in KwaZulu-Natal.

A total of 143 alleged poachers have been arrested this year.

The final report submitted to the Minister and Department of Environmental Affairs in January 2013 has greatly assisted the Department in reviewing and updating its rhino response strategy outlined in the National Strategy for the Safety and Security of the Rhinoceros Population of South Africa (NSSSRPSA).

The RIM report incorporates current thinking on sustainable rhino conservation by acknowledged rhino specialists, ecologists and a range of other experts. It encapsulates viewpoints from Non-Government Organisations (NGO’s) both specialized and community based, civil society, and from traders, professional hunters, resource economists and ordinary citizens with a deep concern for the ethical and humane treatment of animals.

The consultation process resulted in clear agreement that the country’s rhinos should be conserved for the good of all humanity, and that every effort should be made to protect the threatened species from the sustained poaching onslaught by international syndicates earning huge profits from the sale of rhino horn.

While there were divergent views on the safety and security and trade in rhino horn, the recommendations take cognizance of the fact that not all positions could be satisfied. It is important to note that integral to the RIM team’s findings is that there is no single solution to the rhino poaching scourge. From this, it is quite clear that our efforts will pragmatically require the employment of a range of strategies along several fronts.

The final recommendations were submitted to Cabinet in February 2013. Feasible recommendations were adopted. The recommendations were also submitted to the provincial MECs responsible for environmental affairs.

The RIM report does, however, state that there is support to include commercial international trade in rhino horn as an integral part of South Africa’s comprehensive response strategy to address the continued illegal killing of rhinos.

This recommendation has formed part of the decision by the Cabinet that South Africa prepares and submits a rhino trade proposal for consideration at the 17th Conference of Parties of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES) in 2016.

The decision to table the proposal to CITES COP17 is but one of the many interventions being undertaken by the government to address the ongoing scourge of rhino poaching.

All efforts to deal with the poaching crisis are not only aimed at protecting the threatened species from extinction, but also at securing the country’s national security – threatened by incursions by armed poachers – as well as part of our natural heritage and the future of the country’s tourism industry.

>> Download the RIM report




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.

For media queries contact:

Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871

[Duke]

21 rhinos killed in KNP since 18 July. Something is terribly wrong here

[Penga Ndlovu]

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