SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino Poacher Shot Another Arrested

A special intelligence led joint operation was conducted at a Game Reserve near Hoedspruit, composed of various Police Units including the K9 Unit, the Rhino 8 Unit, Anti poaching Unit, the Endangered Species Unit and the Private Security.

The Police were informed that there is a group of rhino poachers who were en route to this Game Reserve for rhino poaching and they waited for their arrival.

Within a short space of time, the alleged poachers arrived and when they were stopped, they did not corporate until they started shooting at these law enforcement teams who in turn retaliated.

During this process, one suspect was fatally shot, the second sustained serious injuries and the third escaped and disappeared in the bushes but he is still being followed.

During the cross fire, no police officer or private security member was injured.

The following items were recovered during this incident, a 458 hunting rifle with a silencer, ten rifle ammunition, and two knives.

The 35 year old suspect from Shabalala Trust near Hazyview in the Mpumalanga Province, will appear before the Hoedspruit Magistrates’ Court on Monday 16 October 2017.



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INDIA: Another Rhino Killed In Kaziranga National Park

With this latest killing, 16 rhinos have been killed by the poachers in the current year

Yet another incident of Rhino poaching in Kaziranga National Park has come to light.
With this latest killing, 16 rhinos have been killed by the poachers in the current year

With this latest killing, 16 rhinos have been killed by the poachers in the current year

In this latest incident of poaching that occurred in wee hours of Sunday, the poachers killed a rhino and took away its horn.

The forest authorities recovered the carcass of the rhino during a search operation on Sunday morning, said a park official.

He said that late in the night on Saturday, there was heavy firing in Burhapahar range of Kaziranga.

“Though the forest guards launched an operation to nab the culprits, the poachers not only succeeded in killing the rhino but also in sawing its horn and escape from the site,” said the official.

From the place where the carcass of the rhino was found, the authorities, found atleast 20 empty cartridges of an automatic weapon, added the official.

It may be mentioned here that with this latest killing, 16 rhinos have been killed by the poachers in the current year.