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NEWS

2007 Poaching Report

No cases of rhino poaching were reported in 2007 in the Midlands Conservancy but there has been a massive increase in the use of snares. The Conservator reports that 448 wire snares were recovered in November alone in the Conservancy and the anti-poaching unit recorded the following losses over a three month period:

57 zebra, 28 Impala, 20 kudu, 15 eland, 10 waterbuck, 5 sable and 3 giraffe.

2008 Rhino May Day

This year's rhino May day will be held on Wednesday May 14th in the meeting rooms of the Royal Zoological Society at Regent's Park in London. Anna Merz will be amongst a global selection of speakers. Call + 44 20 7357 7474 or visit the Save the Rhino website for further details

EAZA Grant

The Sebakwe Black Rhino trust have been awarded a 30,000 euro grant from EAZA for the protection of rhino in the Midlands Black Rhino Conservancy in Zimbabwe.