{"id":167868,"date":"2010-01-11T17:44:37","date_gmt":"2010-01-11T22:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2010\/01\/11\/zimbabwe-rhinos-poisoned-by-poachers-horns-sold-to-south-african-dealers\/"},"modified":"2010-01-11T17:44:37","modified_gmt":"2010-01-11T22:44:37","slug":"zimbabwe-rhinos-poisoned-by-poachers-horns-sold-to-south-african-dealers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/167868","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Rhinos Poisoned by Poachers, Horns Sold to South African Dealers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5322\" href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2010\/01\/11\/zimbabwe-rhinos-poisoned-by-poachers-horns-sold-to-south-african-dealers\/black-rhino-with-bird-perched\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5322\" src=\"http:\/\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/ecoworldly\/files\/2010\/01\/black-rhino-with-bird-perched.jpg\" alt=\"Black rhino for article about Zimbabwe war veterans poisoning rhinos and selling horns to South African rhino horn dealers.\" width=\"500\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Wildlife conservationists in Zimbabwe are struggling to protect endangered rhinos &#8211; and now the uphill battle includes war veterans who have gotten into the rhino poaching business.<\/h3>\n<p>In yet another setback to Zimbabwe&#8217;s wildlife conservation efforts, war veterans settled near the Humani Estates in the Chiredzi District are allegedly poisoning rhinos living on a nearby game reserve in order to sell the horns to South African rhino horn dealers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2010\/01\/11\/zimbabwe-rhinos-poisoned-by-poachers-horns-sold-to-south-african-dealers\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more of this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=cUfxg7xWvTI:OsTRZuwXVX4:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/ecoworldly\/com\/~4\/cUfxg7xWvTI\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KFBgyPatlJq3EUVqbzaoZ5Yfv6w\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KFBgyPatlJq3EUVqbzaoZ5Yfv6w\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KFBgyPatlJq3EUVqbzaoZ5Yfv6w\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/KFBgyPatlJq3EUVqbzaoZ5Yfv6w\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/RenewableEnergyNewsSyndicator\/~4\/XbTM4ICm_CY\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wildlife conservationists in Zimbabwe are struggling to protect endangered rhinos &#8211; and now the uphill battle includes war veterans who have gotten into the rhino poaching business. 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