Heartless bastards :( Cape Town - A seven-year-old white rhino bull, Sir Fabian – known by visitors for his unlikely friendship with a pug puppy – has been killed by poachers at a Garden Route reserve. The Nyaru Game Lodge near Mossel Bay had sold the rest of their rhinos in an attempt to keep poachers at bay, but kept Sir Fabian because of his popularity with visitors. The Department of Environmental Affairs said it was the first rhino killed for its horns in the Western Cape in more than a year, bringing the national total this month alone to more than 40 after 1 004 were slaughtered countrywide last year. Sir Fabian’s carcass was discovered during a game drive by rangers late on Monday afternoon. Nyaru owner Ruan Fouché said: “We are so shocked. The farm is in the middle of nowhere and Sir Fabian was our only rhino after we sold two others when poaching started to intensify in the country. We believe he was killed on Sunday.” He said an autopsy was being done to determine the cause of death. “At this stage we are not sure if he was shot or darted. He didn’t bleed to death, because the horn was removed very carefully. “The poachers knew exactly what they were doing. iol.co.za/scitech/science/environment/slain-rhino-was-pug-pup-s-best-friend-1.1639490#.UuvRDrCA2M9
Posted on: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:39:11 +0000
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