For communities near conservation areas, those same floodwaters also weakened the physical barriers intended to separate people from dangerous wildlife
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The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed that rhino poaching rates in Africa have continued to decline from a peak of 5.3% of the total population in 2015 to 2.3% in 2021. The organisation noted that at least 2,707 rhinos were poached across Africa between 2018 and 2021.
THE murder of Anton Mzimba head of ranger services at Timbavati Private nature reserve has highlighted the sacrifices rangers make in preserving wildlife. His brutal…