Kruger National Park remains the hardest hit by poachers, having lost 164 rhinos since the beginning of this year. Limpopo has lost 40 rhinos to illegal poaching; KwaZulu-Natal has lost 30 and the North West province 26 rhinos.
Of the 176 arrests made so far in 2012, 153 of the arrested were poachers, 10 were receivers or couriers, six couriers or buyers and seven were exporters.
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| Rock art in the Matobo Hill National Park, Zimbabwe |
- Kruger National Park (SANParks) - 164 rhinos poached
- Mapungubwe National Park (SANParks) - 3 rhinos poached
- Gauteng - 0 rhinos poached
- Limpopo - 40 rhinos poached
- Mpumalanga - 14 rhinos poached
- North-West Province - 26 rhinos poached
- Eastern Cape - 3 rhinos poached
- Free State - 0 rhinos poached
- KwaZulu Natal - 30 rhinos poached
- Western Cape - 1 rhinos poached
- Northern Cap - 0 rhinos poached
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