critics say it leaves the animals defenceless. but it s designed to deter poachers. why hunt a rhino for its horn when it s already been removed? rhino numbers in this area fell by two thirds between 2008 and 2019. lockdown slowed that decline, but then the lockdown was eased. since november december last year and into 2021, this landscape, and particularly kruger national park, has been experiencing serious numbers of rhino poaching incidents. this may seem like a cruel solution, but the poachers would simply let these rhinos die. british athletes are gearing up for the olympics and paralympics in tokyo this summer postponed of course from last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. and today they ve unveiled
are going to extreme measures to tackle the problem. tim allman reports. by by air. and by land, the battle against the coaches rages on. here at this nature reserve they hunt down and sedate a giant rhino. what they do next may strike you as rather gruesome. me do next may strike you as rather gruesome. we have decided to rather gruesome. we have decided to the rather gruesome. we have decided to the haunt - rather gruesome. we have decided to the haunt the i rather gruesome. we have - decided to the haunt the entire population because of our high level of threat de horn, we re going to de horn every rhino and even rhinos with calves. , ., , calves. de-horning can be controversial, calves. de-horning can be controversial, critics - calves. de-horning can be controversial, critics say l calves. de-horning can be controversial, critics say it
its horn when it has already been removed 7 some say it is a relatively short term fix and the horns do eventually grow back but something needs to be done. rhino numbers in this area fell by two thirds between 2008 and 2019. lockdowns slowed that decline but then the lockdown was eased. since november, december, last year and into 2021, this landscape, and in particular kruger national park, has been experiencing serious numbers of rhino poaching incidents. south africa is at the centre of a poaching crisis. local hunters supplying a lucrative international trade. this may seem like a cruel solution but the poachers will simply let these rhinos die. tim allman, bbc news. you can reach me on twitter
hunt down and sedate a giant rhino. what they do next may strike you as rather gruesome. we have decided to dehorn our entire population. because of our high level of threat, we dehorn every rhino, even rhinos with calves. dehorning can be controversial. critics say it leaves the animals defenceless. but it s designed to deter poachers. why hunt a rhino for its horn when it s already been removed? rhino numbers in this area fell by two thirds between 2008 and 2019. lockdown slowed that decline, but then the lockdown was eased. since november december last year and into 2021, this landscape, and particularly kruger national park, has been experiencing serious numbers of rhino poaching incidents.
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