Another life claimed by the rhino horn myth.

A female white rhino was reportedly killed on a private game farm in Hoedspruit, Limpopo Province. Both of her horns were missing, and her four-month-old calf had also been shot.

According to iafrica.com, a search has been initiated in hopes of locating the calf.

The latest figure from South Africa’s is grim: More than 170 rhinos have already been murdered since the beginning of the year.

See also:

• Rhino Crisis Round Up: Tragedy, with a Side of Disaster (and a Tiny Ray of Hope)
• In Plain Sight: China’s ‘Rhino Horn Scheme’
• Busting the Rhino Horn Myth with Science

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Rhishja Cota-Larson

I am the founder of Saving Rhinos LLC, which publishes news and information about the global rhino crisis. I am the Editor of Rhino Horn is Not Medicine and Project Pangolin, author of the book Murder, Myths & Medicine, a writer for the environmental news blog Planetsave, and the host of Behind the Schemes. When I'm not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, I like to rock out to live music.

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