In February‚ the environmental affairs department said rhino poaching cases had decreased from 1‚028 in 2017 to 769 last year.
"A total of 71 elephants were poached in the Kruger National Park between January 1 and December 31 2018‚" the department said. "One elephant was killed in KwaZulu-Natal‚ which brings the total for South Africa to 72 elephants for 2018." The department added that"specific risk areas have been identified" and strategies to deal with this changing poaching threat were being adapted and implemented.
In 2017‚ 68 elephant were poached across the country. Again‚ all but one were killed in the Kruger National Park.
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