14 May 2014

South Africa: 376 rhinos killed by poachers so far in 2014

According to the latest statistics released by the Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa has lost 376 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of 2014. Of the rhinos poached, 245 rhinos were killed in the Kruger National Park, 39 in Limpopo, 37 in KwaZulu Natal, 26 in the North West, 12 in Mpumalanga, 9 in the Eastern Cape, 4 in the Free State and 1 in the Western Cape.
A total of 106 people have been arrested for rhino poaching-related offences in South Africa since January this year.  


 Latest rhino poaching figures (as of 14 May 2014)
  • Kruger National Park (SANParks) - 245 rhinos poached
  • Marakele National Park (SANParks) - 0 rhino poached
  • Gauteng -  3 rhino poached
  • Limpopo - 39 rhino poached
  • Mpumalanga - 12 rhino poached
  • North-West Province - 26 rhino poached
  • Eastern Cape - 9 rhino poached
  • Free State - 4 rhino poached
  • KwaZulu Natal - 37 rhinos poached
  • Western Cape - 1 rhino poached
  • Northern Cape - xx rhino poached

The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) is urging members of the public to report incidents of rhino poaching or any tip-offs to the anonymous tip-off lines 0800 205 005, 08600 10111 or Crime-Line on 32211.

3 comments:

  1. your numbers do not add up
    245 knp
    39 lim
    26 NW
    37 KZN = 347 where is the difference of 29 from???

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  2. Hi there,
    I know. Still waiting for the DEA to publish all stats and not just the ones for Kruger, Limpopo, KZN and NW... Will update the post ASAP!

    seb

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  3. just updated the stats!

    Seb

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