Rhino poaching is rising again in South Africa. Wildlife parks say that poaching has increased since the government eased pandemic restrictions. Limits on international travel had the benefit of keeping poachers away. In 2020, 394 rhinos were poached, 30 percent fewer than 2019 and the fewest since 2011. In November, South Africa began easing international travel restrictions. Jo Shaw is the Africa Rhino Lead for the World Wildlife Fund International Network. She said that since November and December of last year, there has been a serious increase in the number of poachings, especially at Kruger National Park. The park is located in northeast South Africa, and is one of the largest wildlife reserves on the continent. She did not say how many total poachings had happened this year. There is a very real … threat as poaching pressure has increased since lockdown, perhaps to meet the demand from the international markets, she said. The WWF says rhinos are poached for their horns. The horn is used in many Asian traditional medicines. The horn is also a sign of wealth. Rhino poaching often involves both local poachers and international crime groups. Poachers smuggle the highly priced horns across borders, often to Asia. Rhinos are sometimes shot with a tranquilizer gun before their horns are cut off, Save the Rhino said on its website. The animal is then left to bleed to death.
Title: Rhino Poachers Return After South Africa Eases Pandemic Restrictions
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5064/C.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='Rhino Poachers Return After South Africa Eases Pandemic Restrictions' data-article-id='5629'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='5271'>Rhino poaching is rising again in South Africa. </span> <span data-start-time='5271' data-end-time='14667'>Wildlife parks say that poaching has increased since the government eased pandemic restrictions.</span> <span data-start-time='14667' data-end-time='22021'>Limits on international travel had the benefit of keeping poachers away. </span> <span data-start-time='22021' data-end-time='35625'>In 2020, 394 rhinos were poached, 30 percent fewer than 2019 and the fewest since 2011.</span> <span data-start-time='35625' data-end-time='42813'>In November, South Africa began easing international travel restrictions.</span> <span data-start-time='42813' data-end-time='51313'>Jo Shaw is the Africa Rhino Lead for the World Wildlife Fund International Network. </span> <span data-start-time='51313' data-end-time='65604'>She said that since November and December of last year, there has been a serious increase in the number of poachings, especially at Kruger National Park. </span> <span data-start-time='65604' data-end-time='75708'>The park is located in northeast South Africa, and is one of the largest wildlife reserves on the continent.</span> <span data-start-time='75708' data-end-time='82125'>She did not say how many total poachings had happened this year.</span> <span data-start-time='82125' data-end-time='95896'>There is a very real … threat as poaching pressure has increased since lockdown, perhaps to meet the demand from the international markets, she said.</span> <span data-start-time='95896' data-end-time='102167'>The WWF says rhinos are poached for their horns. </span> <span data-start-time='102167' data-end-time='107604'>The horn is used in many Asian traditional medicines. </span> <span data-start-time='107604' data-end-time='112125'>The horn is also a sign of wealth.</span> <span data-start-time='112125' data-end-time='119833'>Rhino poaching often involves both local poachers and international crime groups. </span> <span data-start-time='119833' data-end-time='127104'>Poachers smuggle the highly priced horns across borders, often to Asia.</span> <span data-start-time='127104' data-end-time='138354'>Rhinos are sometimes shot with a tranquilizer gun before their horns are cut off, Save the Rhino said on its website. </span> <span data-start-time='138354' data-end-time='142396'>The animal is then left to bleed to death.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5064/C.jpeg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=17389 data-hint-location='102167' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/5064/the_horn_is_used_in_many_asian_traditional__blank__.wav'>The horn 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