Another rhino was wounded at the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve, but is likely to recover.
In a sad press release on Friday, the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve confirmed the news that one of their rhinos had been poached overnight, with a second wounded.
“The injured rhino has been darted and is being treated, but we are grateful that she will live,” said the park’s spokesperson, Jessica Khupe. “We know that we always need to be vigilant. Because of our name, the public knows that we have rhinos in our reserve, which makes them vulnerable. On the other hand, one of the purposes of the Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve is to make it easier for residents of South Africa’s most densely populated urban areas to see wild rhinos.
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