1,175 rhinos killed in S Africa last year
Nearly 1,200 rhinos were killed by poachers in South Africa last year, officials said yesterday, a slight decrease on 2014, but another year of carnage fuelled by Asian-led demand for their horn. Fewer than 100 rhinos were poached in 2008, since then numbers have rocketed. A record 1,215 were killed last year. South Africa is said to be home to around 20,000 rhinos, some 80 percent of the worldwide population.
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