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    553 rhino poached, 148 arrests so far

    The total number of rhino poached in South Africa since January 2013 has reached 553, as the number of people arrested for rhino poaching-related offences climbs to 148.

    Since the beginning of the year, 65 alleged poachers have been arrested in the Kruger National Park, while 30 have been arrested in Mpumalanga and another 30 in KwaZulu-Natal.

    In the past week 11 poached rhino were found in the Kruger National Park. The park continues to bear the brunt of rhino poaching in South Africa with 345 rhino killed for their horns since January 1, 2013.

    Of the total number of rhino's poached, 56 rhino have been killed in Limpopo, 55 in North West, 53 in KwaZulu-Natal and 37 in Mpumalanga.

    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
    SA2010201120122013
    KNP (SANParks)146252425345
    MNP (SANParks)0632
    GP15913
    LIM52745956
    MP17312837
    NW57217755
    EC41172
    FS3400
    KZN38346653
    WC0620
    NC1000
    333448668553

    Rhino poaching arrests statistics
    South Africa - Arrests2013201220112010
    KNP 65738267
    MNP0000
    Gauteng (GP)3261610
    Mpumalanga (MP)9667316
    Eastern Cape (EC)0027
    Limpopo (LP)30433436
    North West (NW)1132212
    Free State (FS)0600
    KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)3020425
    Western Cape (WC)0002
    Northern Cape (NC)0100
    Total148267232165

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