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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

tabatha

(18,795 posts) Wed Feb 1, 2012, 12:33 PM Feb 2012

Rhino poachers sentenced to 25 years in prison

Three rhino poachers were sentenced to 25 years each by the Phalaborwa Regional Court on Tuesday, said an SA National Parks (SANParks) spokesperson.

The three, all Mozambicans, were found guilty of illegally hunting rhino in the Kruger National Park in July 2010.

SANParks chief executive David Mabunda said the sentence was harsher than it had been in other similar cases.

"This is an indication that, as a country, we are taking more stringent measures in the fight against rhino poaching," he said.

http://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-01-rhino-poachers-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison