Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park the worst affected in rhino poaching attacks
The number of rhino poached for their horns in KZN continues to increase.
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife says so far this year, 218 rhino have been killed in the province.
It's 37 more animals compared to the same period last year.
Spokesperson, Musa Mntambo says the majority of the poached rhino have been targeted in public reserves and parks with Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park the worst hit.
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But Mntambo says authorities have managed to catch 150 suspected poachers, this year.
"We worked very hard this year to try and reduce the number of rhinos poached in our province. This year we were under attack like we have never seen before. We managed to arrest more than 150 people which is far more than what we arrested last year," he says.
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