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147 alleged poachers arrested

31 Jul 2013

The total number of alleged poachers arrested in South Africa since the beginning of the year has increased to 147, 64 of which have been caught in the Kruger National Park.

Image: Chris Eason via Wikimedia Commons

Since the start of 2013, a total of 536 rhino have been killed for their horns, with the Kruger National Park remaining at the forefront of the onslaught. A total of 334 rhino have been poached in the Kruger National Park in the past seven months. A total of 56 rhino have been poached in Limpopo, 55 in North West and 47 in KwaZulu-Natal.

South Africans are urged to report incidents of poaching and tip-offs to the anonymous tip-off lines 0800 205 005, 08600 10111 or Crime-Line on 32211.

Rhino poaching statistics
SA	2010	2011	2012	2013
KNP (SANParks)	146	252	425	334
MNP (SANParks)	0	6	3	2
GP	15	9	1	3
LIM	52	74	59	56
MP	17	31	28	37
NW	57	21	77	55
EC	4	11	7	2
FS	3	4	0	0
KZN	38	34	66	47
WC	0	6	2	0
NC	1	0	0	0
	333	448	668	536

Rhino poaching arrests statistics
South Africa - Arrests	2013	2012	2011	2010
KNP	64	73	82	67
MNP	0	0	0	0
Gauteng (GP)	3	26	16	10
Mpumalanga (MP)	9	66	73	16
Eastern Cape (EC)	0	0	2	7
Limpopo (LP)	30	43	34	36
North West (NW)	11	32	21	2
Free State (FS)	0	6	0	0
KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)	30	20	4	25
Western Cape (WC)	0	0	0	2
Northern Cape (NC)	0	1	0	0
Total	147	267	232	165