Rhino poaching drops to below 1,000 for first time in five years, but elephant figure rises

The number of rhino that were poached for their horns dropped to below 1,000 in 2018, according to a report released by Environmental Affairs Minister Nomvula Mokonyane.

Poaching figures last year dropped from 1,028 in 2017, to 729 in 2018, marking the first time in five years that the number of incidents was below 1,000.