21 rhino got killed in South Africa during January 2011

21 rhino got killed by poachers in South Africa during January 2011. In the same period there have been 31 arrests made throughout the country, with 16 having been made in North West province, 10 in the Kruger National Park, three in Gauteng province and two in Limpopo. Since the beginning of the year five suspected rhino poachers lost their lives during skirmishes with park rangers in the Kruger National Park, while two suspects have been wounded and are still hospitalised. [src.]