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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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African Rhino Species |
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In South Africa between 1990 and late 1995, six black rhinos (Diceros bicomis) and 27 white rhinos (Ceratotherium simum) were lost to poachers in areas managed by the Natal Parks Board. Of the 66 horns to be accounted for (two per animal), a total of 26 were either recovered, had not been removed from the animals or had been lost by natural causes. Estimating an average weight of 3,5 kg per horn, some 140 kg of rhino ham remain unaccounted for. In a few of the poaching incidents, small pieces of skin had been removed from the dead animals.
A total of 32 rhinos were poached during the same period in Kruger National Park, and 13 in the Transvaal region. This represents a total of 71 white rhinos and seven black rhinos. South Africa has not conducted a programme of dehoming its rhino population.
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Black rhino breeding success for Australia
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