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Poachers kill 220 rhino in 2012
08:29 (GMT+2), Tue, 22 May 2012
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NATIONAL NEWS - Poachers have killed 220 rhinos since the beginning of the year, the department of environmental affairs said on Monday.
"The Kruger National Park, Limpopo, North West and KwaZulu-Natal remain the hardest hit by rhino poachers -- collectively accounting for 207 of the rhinos killed this year alone," the department said in a statement.
A total of 146 people had been arrested in 2012 in connection with rhino poaching.
Last year, 448 rhinos were killed by poachers.
"The department, our provinces and its public entities such as SANParks view this illegal killing of our national treasure in a very serious light.
"We will continue to prioritise our fight against this crime jointly with our security cluster ministers and their departments," the department said.
Source : Sapa
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