South Africa: Poachers kill 2 rhinos; 2 calves orphaned
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A spokeswoman for a South African wildlife park said poachers have killed two white rhino cows and seriously injured a bull.
Marketing manager of the Sibuya Game Reserve, Charlene Watson, said Saturday two orphaned calves, aged three and 11 months and still suckling, were sent to a sanctuary.
Watson said the bull suffered serious injuries to his legs when he fell. She said poachers sawed his horn off.
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Watson said several wildlife parks in South Africa's Eastern Cape province have been targeted by poachers in recent years.
In a Facebook post, reserve owner Nick Fox said he was on patrol with an anti-poaching security unit when he discovered the rhino carcasses early Thursday morning.
There are about 20,000 southern white rhinos left in the world, most in South Africa.