GABORONE, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- At least five white rhinos were killed and dehorned on different occasions in November, the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in Botswana confirmed Thursday.
The escalation of white rhino poaching in the pristine Okavango Delta, one of the United Nations (UN)'s World Heritage Sites, is a worrying trend, said Lesego Kgomanyane, the department's spokesperson, in a statement.
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