Rhino poaching dips slightly in South Africa


South Africa is home to 80 percent of the world's remaining rhinos. -AFP filepic

JOHANNESBURG: The number of rhinos killed for their horns by poachers in South Africa dipped slightly in the first half of this year, but more than 500 were still slaughtered, the government announced Monday.

South Africa is battling a scourge of rhino poaching fuelled by insatiable demand for their horn in Asia.

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