iSimangaliso takes bold steps to safeguard rhino

As a pro-active step to deter poachers from targeting rhino in the World Heritage Site‚ the iSimangaliso Wetland Park Authority and Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife (EKZNW) recently implemented a rhino dehorning programme throughout the western shores section of the park. According to park CEO Andrew Zaloumis‚ “The iSimangaliso Wetland Park‚ like other conservation areas in northern KwaZulu-Natal and Kruger National Park‚ has experienced an unprecedented surge in rhino poaching effort during the ...