A Record Year for Rhino Poaching in South Africa

A Record Year for Rhino Poaching in South Africa

South Africa, home to the overwhelming majority of the world's wild rhinos, saw more of the animals poached last year than ever before, its government announced on Thursday. There were 1,215 rhinos illegally killed in the country in 2014, a 21 percent increase from the 1,004 rhinos killed in 2013, according to South Africa's Department of Environmental Affairs.

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