White Rhino poached

 THREE WHITE RHINO POACHED
For immediate release
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife and the iSimangaliso Authority report that three white rhinos were found dead in the remote Tewate area on the Eastern Shores of Lake St Lucia in the iSimangaliso Wetland Park on 14 March 2008.
The state of the carcases indicate that the animals were shot some weeks ago and the horns removed.
It was not possible to determine the sex of the three rhinos.
Two were sub-adults and were found in open grassland, while the third, an adult animal, was found about 500 metres away close to a patch of forest.
EKZNW and the iSimangaliso Authority are offering a R20 000 reward for information leading to arrests and a successful conviction.
EKZNW, the iSimangaliso Authority and the SAPS are investigating the incident and although investigations are still at a very sensitive stage all three organisations are confident of early arrests.