The Red List: Rhinos

Since 20Since 2008 poachers have killed at least 5,940 African Rhinos...Rhino poaching is currently at a crisis point. By the end of 2015, the number of African Rhinos killed by poachers had increased for the sixth year in a row with at least 1,338 Rhinos killed by poachers across Africa in 2015. These statistics are compiled by International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission's African Rhino Specialist Group (AfRSG). We head to the heart of the problem in South Africa, where we meet ordinary people going to extraordinary lengths to protect this species.08 poachers have killed at least 5,940 African Rhinos...