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South Africa: Minister Edna Molewa Updates South Africans On the Rhino Situation and Measures to Thwart Poaching
Govt of SA, 10 January 2013
The Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Ms Edna Molewa has expressed grave concern about the high rate of rhinos poached in 2012 and would like to reiterate government's… Read more »
SA Rhino Poaching Figures on the Rise
Minister of Water and Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa says she is concerned that around 668 rhinos were lost to poaching in South Africa in 2012. So far a total of 267 people have been arrested in relation to the crime. Meanwhile five rhinos have been poached since the beginning of this year.
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