Rhino horn can sell for more per kilogram than gold on the international black market.
South Africa will evacuate hundreds of rhinos from Kruger National Park to stop poachers from killing them and selling their horns on the black market, South Africa's environment minister said Tuesday.
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Park authorities will relocate up to 500 rhinos to secret sites both in South Africa and neighboring countries, Bloomberg News reported.
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More than 80% of Africa's rhinos live in South Africa, where illegal poaching is sharply rising despite official efforts to catch and punish poachers.
Sand art called "Stop Rhino Poaching" by artist Sbonello Maphalala on a beach in South Africa in June. South Africa is home to two kinds of rhinos: The more ubiquitous white rhino and the endangered black rhino (which is actually grey).
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South Africa's Kruger National Park is about the same size as Wales or Israel — and is also the region's biggest poaching hub, the BBC reported.
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