MEDIA STATEMENT
UPDATE ON RHINO POACHING
STATISTICS
20 JUNE 2012
The total number of rhinos poached in South Africa
since the beginning of this year now stands at 251 with the number of arrests
at 170.
The North-West, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo provinces
continue to be targeted by poachers, collectively accounting for 86 of the
total rhinos poached this year. The Kruger National Park has lost a total of
149 rhinos since the beginning of this year.
Thus far, a total of 170 arrests have been made of
which 147 of the arrested were poachers, 10 receivers or couriers, six couriers
or buyers and seven exporters.
Total number of rhinos killed this year:
|
SA
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
|
KNP
(SANParks)
|
146
|
252
|
149
|
|
MNP
(SANParks)
|
0
|
6
|
3
|
|
GP
|
15
|
9
|
0
|
|
LIM
|
52
|
74
|
36
|
|
MP
|
17
|
31
|
9
|
|
NW
|
57
|
21
|
24
|
|
EC
|
4
|
11
|
3
|
|
FS
|
3
|
4
|
0
|
|
KZN
|
38
|
34
|
26
|
|
WC
|
0
|
6
|
1
|
|
NC
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
|
333
|
448
|
251
|
Total number of arrests this year:
|
South
Africa - Arrests
|
2012
|
2011
|
2010
|
|
KNP
(KNP)
|
39
|
82
|
67
|
|
MNP
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Gauteng
(GP)
|
20
|
16
|
10
|
|
Mpumalanga
(MP)
|
48
|
73
|
16
|
|
Eastern
Cape (EC)
|
0
|
2
|
7
|
|
Limpopo
(LP)
|
25
|
34
|
36
|
|
North
West (NW)
|
21
|
21
|
2
|
|
Free
State (FS)
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
|
KZN (KZN)
|
10
|
4
|
25
|
|
Western
Cape (WC)
|
0
|
0
|
2
|
|
Northern
Cape (NC)
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
|
170
|
232
|
165
|
South Africans are urged to report
incidents of rhino poaching or any tip-offs that could lead to arrests and
prevention of illegal killings to 0800 205 005
For media queries, contact Albi
Modise on 083 490 2871
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL
AFFAIRS ON 20 JUNE 2012
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