South Africa: Environmental Monitors Help in Fight Against Rhino Poaching

Pretoria — The deployment of environmental monitors to areas facing high incidents of poaching has played a demonstrable role in combating this crime, Environmental Affairs Minister Edna Molewa says.

Speaking during the World Ranger Day commemoration in Marakele National Park in Limpopo on Saturday, Minister Molewa said 1 460 environmental monitors have been deployed countrywide since the inception of the programme in April 2013.

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