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Over 1,000 rhinos poached in 2013, South Africa says
JOHANNESBURG: More than 1,000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year, a 50 percent increase from 2012, fuelled by the black-market demand for their horns, the government said on Friday. "The total number of rhino poached in South Africa during 2013 increased to 1,004," the environment ministry announced in a…
Publisher: The Times of India
JOHANNESBURG: More than 1,000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year, a 50 percent increase from 2012, fuelled by the black-market demand for their horns, the government said on Friday. "The total number of rhino poached in South Africa during 2013 increased to 1,004," the environment ministry announced in a statement. (Source : The Times of India)