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Africa - Southern Africa - Zimbabwe |
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Distribution - Poaching |
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African Rhino Species |
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One hundred years later, in Zimbabwe, a tall, tired, khaki-clad game warden Glenn Tatham of Operation Stronghold was standing over the body of the 41st poacher killed by his game scouts since 1986. ?Zimbabwe has the single largest black rhino population left in Africa - a mere 1775 animals,' explains Tatham, ?and the majority live in the terribly vulnerable Zambezi valley and Sebungwe areas.' Vulnerable, because since July 1984, 439 Zimbabwe rhino have been poached by Zambian nationals crossing the Zambezi River which forms the international border between the two countries. Both poachers and scouts are playing for keeps now because this is the rhino's last stand in Africa and his time is fast running out.
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Rhino's last stand in Africa
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