As of 2023, the number of rhinos poached in South Africa amounted to 499. Of those, KwaZulu-Natal had the highest number, at 325. Over the observed period, poached rhinos in KwaZulu-Natal increased yearly, with 102 poached in 2021.
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Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. (February 27, 2024). Number of rhinoceros poached in South Africa between 2021 and 2023, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465178/rhino-loses-due-to-poaching-south-africa-by-region/
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. "Number of rhinoceros poached in South Africa between 2021 and 2023, by region." Chart. February 27, 2024. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465178/rhino-loses-due-to-poaching-south-africa-by-region/
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. (2024). Number of rhinoceros poached in South Africa between 2021 and 2023, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465178/rhino-loses-due-to-poaching-south-africa-by-region/
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. "Number of Rhinoceros Poached in South Africa between 2021 and 2023, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465178/rhino-loses-due-to-poaching-south-africa-by-region/
Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Number of rhinoceros poached in South Africa between 2021 and 2023, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465178/rhino-loses-due-to-poaching-south-africa-by-region/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Number of rhinoceros poached in South Africa between 2021 and 2023, by region [Graph], Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, February 27, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1465178/rhino-loses-due-to-poaching-south-africa-by-region/