Athenkosi Mvane
North West Provincial Premier is considering requesting the South African National Defence Force to assist it overcome the problem of rhino poaching.
Premier
Thandi Modise’s statement follows the killing of seven rhinos at a game farm
near Sun
City over
the weekend, which brings the number of rhinos killed in the province to 21 in
the past few weeks.
NW
provincial spokesperson Lesiba Kgwele said that the cruelty and brutality of
rhino killing has gone too far.
He added
that the need to clamp down on the issuing of illegal hunting permits as part
of intensifying law enforcement and crime intelligence to overcome the scourge
of rhino poaching.
“Communities
in the proximity of game parks and farms need to be educated and actively
involved in nature conservation, tourism and anti-poaching strategies” he said.
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