Signs that rhino poaching in SA on the decline: Molewa

11 September 2016 - 18:55

By TMG Digital

There are promising signs that rhino poaching is now on a downward trend in South Africa‚ Minister of Environmental Affairs Edna Molewa says. Reporting back on progress in the implementation of the Integrated Strategic Management of Rhinoceros‚ Molewa said on Sunday that nationally‚ 702 rhino had been poached since the beginning of 2016 compared to a total of 796 rhino poached between January and July 2015.

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