10 Jan 13

South Africa: 668 Rhinos Killed in 2012

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South Africa: 668 Rhinos Killed in 2012 (via Annamiticus)

A total of 668 rhinos were massacred in South Africa in 2012, according to the latest figures released by the Department of Environmental Affairs. Kruger National Park suffered a staggering loss of 425 rhinos. The North West, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal provinces were hit hard, losing a total of 77,…


Rhishja Cota-Larson

I am the founder of Annamiticus, an educational nonprofit organization which provides news and information about wildlife crime and endangered species. 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, the host of Behind the Schemes, and Producer for the upcoming documentary The Price. When I'm not blogging about the illegal wildlife trade, I enjoy gardening, reading, designing, and rocking out to live music.

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  1. Peter
    January 11, 2013 at 5:53 am

    Do we have estimates of Rhino populations in 2007 and 2012 to see what the poaching rate looks like? Also, are these figures broken down into white and black rhino?