Poachers have brought the rhino population of South Africa under escalating assault. This statement was released by the South African park service and come hours after poachers killed a pregnant rhino and its 2 year old calf and sawed off her horn.

The African Rhino’s horns are used a handles for knifes or are grinded and used as aphrodisiacs. The Rhino killings have been increasing alarmingly all through the South African national parks and it calls for a desperate and strong action that the Rhino population does not go extinct. Even in most places of Asia the scene is the same and calls for all critical governments to take immediate action.

The South African government is doing all that they can to do to control this organized crime. The criminals are highly organized and have highly sophisticated guns and helicopters. The majority of African rhinos are found concentrated in South Africa and Zimbabwe. They are also found in Vietnam and India where the problem of poaching exist.  If something is not done right away to stop the mean poachers and the law is strengthened, the African Rhino population is going to go extinct very soon and the only place where Rhino’s will be found is in books and magazines.

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