Three suspected rhino poachers have been shot and killed by rangers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park.<\/p>\n
Security forces confronted a gang of five at the well-known tourist destination. Another member of the group was wounded.
\nRangers say they recovered a firearm, ammunition and other tools used for rhino poaching from the scene.
\nIt is the latest in a series of attempts to reverse the rising trade.
\nDemand for rhino horn has soared in recent years – fuelled by the belief in parts of Asia that it has medicinal properties.
\nThe black market price of rhino horn is now in the region of \u00a335,000 ($55,000) a kilogram.
\nLast year, South Africa recorded more than 300 cases of poaching.
\nDespite the prospect of high-level prosecutions, the financial rewards for criminals are helping to fuel the trade.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Three suspected rhino poachers have been shot and killed by rangers in South Africa’s Kruger National Park. Security forces confronted a gang of five at the well-known tourist destination. Another member of the group was wounded. Rangers say they recovered a firearm, ammunition and other tools used for rhino poaching from the scene. It is […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-275676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"\n