Seven Rhinos Slaughtered in South Africa

November 19, 2012 from eNews Channel Africa

Six adult rhinos and a four-month-old calf have been killed on a South African farm near Sun City. The deaths bring the number of rhinos killed this year alone to 558. The animals are slaughtered largely to serve traditional medicine markets in China and Vietnam, where many believe that their ground horns — which sell for as much as $65,000 each — have medicinal and aphrodisiac powers. A rhino is killed in Africa every 18 hours, reports the Telegraph.

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Extinction

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Game preservation

Game preservation is maintaining a stock of game to be hunted legally. It includes: ⁕Preventing poaching ⁕Preventing losses due to attack by predators. ⁕Encouraging breeding, and sometimes captive breeding for release. Explore this topic

Sun City, North West

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Sumatran Rhinoceros

The Sumatran rhinoceros is a member of the family Rhinocerotidae and one of five extant rhinoceroses. It is the only extant species of the genus Dicerorhinus. It is the smallest rhinoceros, although it is still a large mammal. This rhino stands 112–145 cm high at the shoulder,... Explore this topic

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