120 Rhinos Poached in South Africa in 75 days

As of today,  120 Rhino’s have been poached in 75 days. That equates to 1.6 rhino per day. If South African does not take drastic measures to curtail the slaughter, it is guesstimated that by the end of 2012, the number will be in the region of 600.

What a tragedy

120 Rhinos poached in 75 days, thats 1.6 rhinos a day, at this rate the toll will be close to 600 by year end.

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