More Rhinos found injured

Two more injured rhinos have been found bringing the total to two killed and four injured on a farm near Thabazimbi since Monday night, Limpopo police said on Thursday.

“Two more rhinos have been found with bullet wounds... also (still) with their horns,” said spokesman Colonel Motlafela Mojapelo.

He said no arrests had been made yet.

Mojapelo said farm workers heard automatic gun fire on Monday night and notified the police.

A team was set up to investigate on the 7 000 hectare farm.

Two injured rhinos were found at different places on the farm with their horns not removed.

As the search continued, two rhino carcasses were found with horns removed.

“It appears these rhinos were shot and killed two weeks ago as some sounds of gunfire were heard on the same farm but subsequent searches did not yield any results.”

Then on Thursday morning two more injured rhinos were found.

A case of illegal hunting of Specially Protected Animals without a permit has since been opened.

Earlier on Tuesday police found another dead rhino at a different game farm in the same area. Its horn had not been removed, as police believe that the poachers were scared off by someone.

Anyone with information could call the police at 08600-10111 or Colonel Nelson Mabotja of the organised crime unit on 082-451-7161.

- Sapa

Another Rhino post found!! Imagine that??

As someone who is really interested in this subject I have a hard time keeping up with all the scattered posts. That's the ONLY reason I suggested the Alan Bunn forum despite what Shakari and Saeed would like to contrive as my intentions.

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member

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Originally posted by Larry Sellers:
That's the ONLY reason I suggested the Alan Bunn forum despite what Shakari and Saeed would like to contrive as my intentions.

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member

Larry,

I'm happy to give you the benefit of the doubt with regard to your motives on that....... IF you'll answer the questions I keep asking and you keep failing to answer.

Those questions were:

Can you see that (this issue) reflects badly on SCI in general and those individuals in particular?

Can you tell us if you feel that esp in the light of recent events, the protection OoA were granted over the years was fair, open, honest and just or do you feel there was at least a sniff of something dodgy about it all?

Do you feel that the public image of hunting in general and SCI in particular could be improved if some of the aforementioned upper echelon membership who would appear to have been involved with the aforementioned company resigned their positions?

larry! find somthing other to pick on!!! these reports are wery interesting to read!!!

A real shame about the rhino.

donner - I guess you missed my point all together huh? I stated that I am interested in the reports and find them interesting, just wish they were all in one or two places so searching through pages and pages of back posts wouldn't be needed to keep up with them.

Steve - no need to answer your inquiries as you would just blow them off as "my opinion" and continue to bad mouth on and on as usual.

UEG - Very sad indeed as to what's happening to one of Africa and the World's most intriguing animals.

Larry Sellers
SCI Life Member

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Originally posted by donner:
larry! find somthing other to pick on!!! these reports are wery interesting to read!!!

Larry,

Your reluctance to answer says a lot about the issue but your politeness and decorum says a lot about you as a man...... and you have my respect for that.

Even if we don't agree about SCI.

On the subject of rhinos, I hope you'll keep checking the threads because I rather hope they'll soon be some good news.

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Steve - no need to answer your inquiries as you would just blow them off as "my opinion" and continue to bad mouth on and on as usual.

why don't you try, there are others reading this thread.

A possible solution

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Clinical Director : Castle Veterinary Group (Framlingham)

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Poisoning rhino's horns immoral? If you don't kill game wardens and steal the horns and sell them on the black market, no one will get hurt!!
THAILAND - Bangkok Star - 18th August

A woman mourns over the body of her deceased husband after he had purchased apparently purposely contaminated Rhino horn on the open market in Bangkok. The source of the contamination is still to be verified but it is thought to be from a private game farm somewhere in southern Africa. Officials in Thailand are frantic to identify the source, as the powdered horn is sold in miniscule amounts and they have no idea how much has already been distributed thoughout Bangkok. Local hospitals are on standby for an unprecendented influx of new cases.

Officials are unable get information as the rhino horn dealers in Bangkok are being unco-operative. They neither want to be fingered as being the provider of the poisoned horn, not do they want to reveal their illegal
international sources. It is believed that private game farm owners in southern Africa are colluding between themselves to distribute an effective poison that is harmless to the animals but harmful, or even fatal as in
this case, to those that ingest the contaminated horn.

A game farm owner from the North West Province who obviously wishes to remain anonymous, has admitted to using the poison on 4 of his animals. Three of them have shown no side-effects whatsoever 2 months after the poison was injected into the horns. However the 4th rhino was slaughtered and de-horned on a remote part of his farm in the last week of July. When asked to comment on the death in Thailand from suspect poisoned rhino horn, he refused to be drawn into the morals of the farmers joint action. He said that there would be many more cases in the near future as he was personally aware of at least another 5 slaughters of contaminated rhinos in the North West Province alone.
Authorities in South Africa are unable to comment on the "poison" collusion among the game farm owners nor are they able to verify the source
of the contaminated horn. Despite the ethical furore the poisoning of rhino horn may trigger, to many of us this is what we've been waiting for - It's great news in a desperate fight - at last a positive way to fight back to help save the rhino, no matter how illegal - after all the poachers & the "Rhino Mafia" & corrupt politicians or official's acts are also very much illegal !! - all hell will break loose but always remember - " 'n boer maak 'n plan" - this one's desperate but terrific and will wake the Zim, Mozam, SA & Provincial Gov's & Authorities & those further north from their arrogant/corrupt slumbers !!
The fight's really on - can't wait !! - Well done to the farmers & rhino owners !!
ZWF Comments by Tim Condon

Please contact the ZWF Anti- Poaching Confidential Hot-Line with any information in strictest confidence on any acts of poaching - rhino horn, ivory & game for bush meat - to our email at
tim.condon@shaw.ca<mailto:tim.condon@shaw.ca> !!