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32 rhinos poached this year

January 25, 2013 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism says at least 32 rhinos have been poached in South Africa since the beginning of the year.

This, according to the department, brings to 18 the number of rhinos poached in the Kruger National Park for their horns. Six rhinos were poach

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Poachers kill 220 rhinos this year

May 22, 2012 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Pretoria – Since the beginning of this year, a total of 220 rhinos have been lost to illegal killings, says the Department of Environmental Affairs.

The Kruger National Park, Limpopo, North West and KwaZulu-Natal remain the hardest hit by rhino poachers, collectively accounting for 207 of the r

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Hunters to only export one trophy horn per year

April 17, 2012 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Skukuza – Professional hunters will only be allowed to hunt and export a single rhino horn for trophy purposes once a year, the Water and Environmental Affairs Department has announced.

Department spokesperson Albi Modise said the department wanted to reduce the abuse of hunting permits, which po

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2011 tenth warmest year

November 29, 2011 By ecoadmin Leave a Comment

Durban – Global temperatures in 2011 are currently the tenth highest on record since 1850 when records were first kept, a report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) revealed today.

The report also showed that 13 of the warmest years have occurred in the past 15 years since 1997, leadi

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