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Cathy Dean

More than 1,000 rhinos were killed in South Africa last year. It's a 50% increase from the year before, proof of the escalating poaching crisis. Most of the rhinos were killed in Kruger National Park, a popular tourist destination.

Even evacuating South Africa’s rhinos may not save them from poachers

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The rhinos of Kruger National Park, South Africa’s largest game reserve, are under siege from poachers. But a plan to evacuate them to other other game parks might not help solve the poaching problem at all.The rhinos of Kruger National Park, South Africa’s largest game reserve, are under siege from poachers. But a plan to evacuate them to other other game parks might not help solve the poaching problem at all.

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