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Africa - Southern Africa - Swaziland |
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Distribution - Records |
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Black Rhino |
In April 1992 there was a shoot-out between rangers and poachers at Mkhaya, and some poachers were captured. Not long after there was a big shoot-out at Big Bend and two poachers were killed. The last rhino, the majestic bull Mthondvo, was killed in Dec 1992 while the Swazi courts still agonized over action relating to the Big Bend incident. The young king, Mswati III, intervened on behalf of Reilly's rangers and poaching declined dramatically.
In 1996, the Taiwanese Government donated enough money to purchase 6 black rhino.
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Africa - the South. Lonely Planet Guide
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