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| Title: |
Rhino poaching - not restricted to Zimbabwe |
| Author(s): |
Anonymous |
| Year published: |
1998 |
| Journal: |
Zimbabwe Wildlife |
| Volume: |
91 |
| Pages: |
16 |
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| File: |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Poaching
White Rhino
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| Earlier this year a rhino was killed by poachers in Kruger. |
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Subject:
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| A tribally owned reserve situated about 40 km from provincial capital, managed by Mpumalanga Parks Board. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Distribution - Records
White Rhino
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| Aug 1997, an adult white rhino cow was found poached by a group of tourist on a game drive from Bongani Mountain lodge. Killed by AK47 bullets. Horns were taken off. |
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Africa - Southern Africa - South Africa
Management
African Rhino Species
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| Mpumalanga parks Board is in the process of implanting tiny microchips into the horns and under the skins of the rhinos in the reserve. From these chips, information will be stored on a national computerized database. This will enable wildlife enforcement officers to identify the origin of rhin... |
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Rhino poaching - not restricted to Zimbabwe
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