A game guard is standing trial on charges of shooting 4 thino and 5 buffalo in Hluhluwe. During the trial it was revealed that the horn had been cut off from the rhino and two were given to one Mary Xulu, who in a separate trial was fined R250 (or 6 months imprisonment) with an additional R250 for her dealings with rhino horn. This is the first evidence of poaching of rhino horn in Zululand.
Police investigations are being carried out after reports of a rhino horn smuggling operation from the Hluhluwe and Umfolozi game reserves. Investigations have been going on for several months since it was discovered that large stocks of rhino horn in the Board's possession were missing. A NPB spokesman said: `we were aware that some trafficking in rhino horn has taken place in Zululand.' There has since been an internal investigation but whether an employee is involved is a matter of conjecture and no charges have yet been made. Mr Dering Stainbank, in charge of NPB, gave the assurance that there would be no cover-up.
On 23 Jan 1982, the Government of Zambia prohibited the hunting of elephant and rhinoceros under the National Parks and Wildlife Act (Elephant and Rhinoceros) Regulations 1982. The regulations also revoked all outstanding hunting licenses and prohibted t
