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Is my Rhino Still Alive?

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Fast-forward to the present murky sky and the 1,215 rhino butchered last year. Conservation Africa Mammals poaching South Africa' My eyes will be returning to the lonely acacia next to a waterhole, trying to spot a large shadow in the sunset. White Rhino lifespan is 40 to 50 years, but I am wondering if “my” rhino is still alive?

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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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