Over 1,000 rhinos poached in 2013, South Africa says

JOHANNESBURG: More than 1,000 rhinos were poached in South Africa last year, a 50 percent increase from 2012, fuelled by the black-market demand for their horns, the government said on Friday. "The total number of rhino poached in South Africa during 2013 increased to 1,004," the environment ministry announced in a statement. (Source : The Times of India)