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Thousands of rhinos, 500 poachers; grim toll in the hunt for prized horns [1]

Hundreds of illegal hunters of the rhinoceros in South Africa’s Kruger national park have been shot dead by rangers in the past five years, but the temptation of a rich reward to end an impoverishe

Publication Date: 
19/10/2015
Guardian (UK) [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Poaching [4], Rhinoceros [5], Mozambique [6], South Africa [7], Illegal Trade [8], Africa [9]

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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rhinoceros
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mozambique
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa