According to Julian Rademeyer, author of the book "Killing for Profit - Exposing the illegal rhino horn trade" and editor of fact-checking site @AfricaCheck, South Africa has lost a total of 1020 rhinos to illegal poaching since the beginning of 2014.
Grim new #rhino poaching record set in S. Africa: 1020 lost so far this year compared to 1004 in all of 2013 pic.twitter.com/H7JIvlFzv4
— Julian Rademeyer (@julianrademeyer) November 20, 2014
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.
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