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Searching Tandeka's sub-adult calf's carcass for ballistics evidence
Sylvester Ncube (Bubye Valley Conservancy Security Sergeant) and Israel
Ngarira (Senior Rhino Monitor) searched through the carcass of Tandeka’s
calf to locate bullet heads. Three were found in this carcass. This evidence
helps us build a case against the poachers and provides clues to the
poachers’ identities - the bullet heads found in this rhino were not AK-47
rounds as has been the case in most other recent poaching.
It isn’t always bad news
in the Lowveld – although way too many rhinos have been killed this year, a
significant population still survives. This is Jiros - Sinikwe's younger
brother. Since Sinikwe's calf was killed by poachers (see update below from
March 30th), we have found brother and sister together frequently
and will be moving both to a more secure area, where we can better protect
them from poachers, in our upcoming translocation operation. |