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Africa |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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African Rhino Species |
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According to calculations, between 66,360 and 76,440 black rhinos and 2,272 to 2,653 northern white rhino were killed by poachers from 1970 to 1987. These rhinos may have yielded a calculated 199,478 to 229,910 kilos of rhino horn, but trade statistics only account for about 101,000 kilos.
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What happened to all that rhino horn?
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