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Is my Rhino Still Alive?

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On average, over 100 rhinos were illegally killed each month. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) said the figures showed a 21% increase in poaching from 2013, topping that year’s total by 195. Fast-forward to the present murky sky and the 1,215 rhino butchered last year.

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I Remember Elephants

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Nevertheless, only the most important news I did follow, those about the decision-making process on future sales of elephants and their ivory at a global wildlife summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, the first such meeting since 2013. I say they were butchered, face-off. In Africa, one elephant is being killed every 15 minutes.

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