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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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African Rhino Species |
Between 1990 and late 1995, 6 Diceros bicornis and 27 Ceratotherium simum werelost to poachers in areas managed by the Natal Parks Board. Of the 66 horns to be accounted for, 26 were either recovered, had not been removed from the animals, or had been lost by natural causes. In a few of the poaching incidents, small pieces of skin had been removed from the dead animals.
In Kruger NP 32 rhinos were poached in the same period, and 13 in the Transvaal region.
Breakdown in table
Natal Kruger Transvaal
1990 7 1
1991 3 2
1992 4 11
1993 4 7 2
1994 10 10 6
1995 5 0 5
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Poaching figures for South Africa's rhinos
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