03 February 2020

South Africa released rhino & elephant poaching statistics for 2019!

South Africa's Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries, Ms Barbara Creecy, has released the rhino poaching numbers for 2019. According to the Minister, a total of 594 rhinos got illegally killed by poachers in South Africa in 2019. This is a decrease of 175 rhino compared to 2018 when 769 rhinos were killed for their horns. Out of the 594 killed rhinos, a total of 327 rhinos were poached in the Kruger National Park.

Kruger National Park, South Africa, rhino, rhino poaching

From January to December 2019, 178 alleged poachers were arrested within Kruger National Park. At a national level, 332 arrests were effected in respect of both rhino poaching and rhino horn trafficking and in excess of 57 major investigations were undertaken across the country. A total of 85 firearms were recovered during the year.

Provinces and National Parks
2017 2018 2019
South African National Parks (SANParks)
504
422
328
Gauteng
4
2
5
Limpopo
79
40
45
Mpumalanga
49
51
34
North West
96
65
32
Eastern Cape
12
19
2
Free State
38
16
11
Northern Cape
24
12
4
KwaZulu-Natal
222
142
133
Western Cape
0
0
0
Total
1028
769
594

With regard to elephant poaching, South Africa's Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries reports that 31 elephant have been poached in South Africa in 2019 – 30 animals in Kruger National Park and 1 in Mapungubwe National Park. This is a decrease in the number of elephant poached in 2018, when 71 were killed for their tusks.

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