The number of South African rhinos killed by poachers fell by half in the first six months of the year, but 166 were slaughtered nonetheless, the environment minister said Friday.
And the number of incidences has begun to edge higher again as coronavirus lockdown measures are eased, she added in a statement.
South Africa has for years battled a scourge of rhino poaching fuelled by insatiable demand for their horns in Asia. The ministry attributed its success in slowing the rate of poaching to a decade of various strategies and supply chain disruptions that stemmed from national travel restrictions during a national coronavirus lockdown.
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