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Loutit, B.D., 1988. The Damaraland rhino. African Wildlife 42 (2): 66-68, figs. 1-7

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Location: Africa - Southern Africa - Namibia
Subject: Distribution - Poaching
Species: Black Rhino


Original text on this topic:
Although four black rhinoceros have recently been poached in the Etosha National Park, those suspected were tracked from the site of the slaughter to a local kraal not far from the Etosha border. The white traders involved were also apprehended within a few days and were charged for the illegal possession of rhinoceros horn. It is not often that the middlemen in the trading racket are caught, so one hopes that the eventual fines imposed on the guilty parties will be heavy enough to act as a deterrent to any would-be poacher. But what about the trader who is responsible for the illegal export from the country?

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