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Pregnant rhino poached in Limpopo

30 August 2011 - 08:31 By Sapa
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A dead rhino and calf killed by poachers. File photo.
A dead rhino and calf killed by poachers. File photo.
Image: AFP PHOTO/STRINGER

A pregnant rhino was poached and dehorned on a game farm between Roedtan and Zebediela in Limpopo, the SABC reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, the rhino was shot several times with a R4 rifle. Another rhino carcass was also reportedly found on the farm.

Last week two rhinos were shot and killed and their horns removed on a farm outside Mokopane.

The SABC said that some 280 rhinos had been killed so far this year.

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