Poacher wounded in KZN
11 April 2012 - 11:31
By Sapa
A rhino poacher was critically wounded in a shootout in Ndumo on Wednesday morning, Ezemvelo KwaZulu-Natal Wildlife said.
Image: TEBOGO LETSIE Rhino. File photo.
Image: TEBOGO LETSIE Rhino. File photo.
He was taken to hospital by ambulance, said spokesman Musa Mntambo.
He said the Ezemvelo anti-poaching unit was attempting to foil a rhino poaching attempt by three people at 5am. One of them was carrying a firearm.
"When these poachers were intercepted, the shooting ensued."
The armed poacher and his accomplice escaped.