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Responding to a report of shots fired, rhino rangers tracked a group of poachers who had fatally shot a bull and calf, wounded the calf’s mother, and most likely killed another female as well. The poachers were after the rhinos’ horns, which can fetch thousands of dollars per kilogram on the black market. This time, the rangers reached the dead rhinos first and confiscated the horns, but unfortunately they were too late to save the rhinos.

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  • lexi on 9-Oct-09 8:14 AM (42 days ago) permalink

    poor animals..... i feel so bad i love rhinos! :/


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