The white rhinoceros (also known as White Rhino) is hunted illegally in South Africa.
The carnage is preventable
Rediscovered supposedly extinct bird
Mice: Long-life are more cautious than short-lived
Grisons deer population has reached Portable Size
If neophytes serve our caterpillars as food
In the past year, the illegal killing of rhinos had reached a sad record stand - then 633 rhinos were killed. Now the authorities fear further deterioration.
2011, the whole year 448 rhinos were killed, in 2010 there were a total of 333 South African police have arrested 122 poachers since January, as the Ministry further informed.
The horn of the rhinoceros is because of his reputation as an aphrodisiac or cure especially valuable markets in Asia: In powder form, where it brings up to 65,000 francs per kilogram. South Africa is home to 20,000 copies, the world's largest rhino population.
