The carcasses of another two black rhinos that had been killed for their horns were found in the south-western part of Etosha National Park early last week.
One of the animals was a cow that had been dehorned by the Ministry of Environment and Tourism
in May. It was nevertheless killed by poachers who then removed the remaining stumps of the
animal's horns. It had a calf, which was missing as of Friday.
The other rhino had not been dehorned, and it was found on Tuesday minus its horns.
Namibia has so far this year lost at least 79 rhinos to poaching.
Twenty-five rhinos were poached in Namibia last year, four were poached in 2013, two in 2012, and only one in 2011.
What is even more upsetting is that Namibia holds a large number of Black rhinos which are critically endangered with numbers World wide of only around 4000 individuals.
So much for the notion that hunting in Namibia is aiding conservation and stopping poaching.
Total No of Rhinos slaughtered in South Africa to End of December 2021 = 451 Official figures. Note: the number of wild rhinos in Kruger has declined from 3,500 to 2,800 in one year. Read my blog below for Headlines from around the World concerning the Global Catastrophe that is causing the biggest mass extinction since the Permian Period, and News of the fight to stop the slaughter of the Planet's Wildlife before it is too late.
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