South Africa: Rhino poaching on the decline

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Channel: africanews · 2016 · News & Politics

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*Authorities in South Africa have announced that Rhino poaching is on the decline in the Kruger National Park.*

The country's minister of Environment Affairs, Edna Molewa said 702 Rhinos had been killed in the country this year, compared with 796 in the same period last year.

She noted that the number of arrests had increased, adding that government is worried about the number of prosecutions.

“We recently released statistics, and we always compare quarter to quarter of last year the same tim…
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