For the past two years, Balule Nature Reserve has had no poaching-related rhino deaths. 🦏 wildlife nature
The appointment of then-chairperson Sharon Haussmann resulted in BNR “taking ownership” of the problem, Nowak explained.
Former BNR chairperson and Greater Kruger Environmental Protection Foundation CEO Haussmann said poaching of rhino is “impossible to do as an outsider”.Another integral part of BNR’s anti-poaching measures involved dehorning rhino, which began in 2019. The last time BNR lost a rhino was in 2019. Thanks to the reserve’s renewed strategy, the poacher responsible was caught and apprehended, and his trial is due to start soon.Haussmann said the arrest had a “significant impact”, not only because the poacher played a critical role in the syndicate he was involved in, but also because it validated the efforts BNR was putting into protecting its rhino.
“Without information, poachers are powerless. You can’t wander around a 55 000 hectare reserve for days and hope to bump into a rhino. Everyone fighting has to be on the same team; otherwise, whatever money you spend on interventions will be wasted.” Ryan said it was integral to instil the importance of protecting rhino before they become extinct, by getting communities to see value in the species.
A countrywide effort must be created to combat organised crime, a lucrative industry that continues to grow on our watch, Haussmann said.
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