Every eight hours, a rhinoceros is slaughtered in South Africa.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/synthetic-horns-may-save-rhinos-if-they-are-not-real-thing
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/science-daily
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[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/south-africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa