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Poachers kill 23 Zim rhinos

Poachers kill 23 Zim rhinos

http://www.iol.co.za

December 5 2011 at 04:21pm

Harare – The number of rhinoceros killed in Zimbabwean parks decreased to 23 
this year from 30 in 2010 as parks authorities stepped up high-tech efforts 
to track poachers, state media reported on Monday.

“We have just above 700 black and white rhinos and 23 have been poached this 
year,” Caroline Washaya, Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority 
public relations manager told The Herald newspaper.

“We managed to arrest 37 poachers and illegal dealers in rhino horns to 
date,” she added.

Zimbabwe and its southern neighbour South Africa have been hard hit by 
rhinoceros poachers motivated by the lucrative market for the horn in Asia 
where it is used for medicinal purposes.

Washaya said parks authorities had been using methods such as placing 
tracking chips in the rhinos’ horns, or removing the horns altogether, to 
prevent poaching.

“This year, a total of 100 rhinos were immobilised for ear notching and horn 
implanting to facilitate individual identification and monitoring in the 
field,” she said.

Last month a US-based animal protection group, the International Rhino 
Foundation, launched Operation Stop Poaching Now to raise funds to equip 
rangers in Zimbabwe and South Africa with kits to better track rhino 
poachers.

The so-called “crime-scene kits” contain a camera, a metal detector, a GPS 
system, finger-printing materials and sealable evidence bags, according to 
the Foundation. – Sapa-AFP

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