Rhino poaching deaths reach record high. Rangers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park discovered the carcasses of eight poached rhinos on January 10th, 2012. The highest one day death toll on record. Despite increased law enforcement efforts, rhino poaching has accelerated in South Africa. 448 rhinos were killed by poachers in 2011, including 19 critically endangered black rhinos, of which fewer than 5,000 remain in the wild. |
