Over 500 rhinos could perish this year: monitors
- Published: 21 Aug 2012 at 08.48
- Online news: World
Global wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC warned Tuesday that 515 rhinos could perish by the end of the year if no action is taken to stem the illicit trade in rhino horns.
Two rhinoceros graze in the savanah at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya. Global wildlife monitoring network TRAFFIC warned Tuesday that 515 rhinos could perish by the end of the year if no action is taken to stem the illicit trade in rhino horns.
In its latest report, the agency said that with a total of 281 animals killed as of July, there was a "predicted loss of 515 by year end if current poaching rates continue".
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