BBC Wildlife Magazine

MARK CARWARDINE

THERE’S GOOD NEWS FOR RHINOS. The latest poaching figures have just been released and half as many were killed illegally by poachers during the four-year period that ran from 2018 to 2021 than the previous four-year period.

So why aren’t we dancing in the streets? Well, first, poaching is still rampant. There were 2,707 reported deaths during those four years – and no one is going to celebrate

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