Visual statistic on Rhino Horn poaching in SA
Thanks Hannes,
Let's do the maths
In 2013 and 2014 that is 2024 Rhino killed.
An average horn weighs 10 kilos.
Rhino horn sells for $US60,000 per kilo
2024 X 10 X 60,000 = $US 1,214,400,000.00
This is the wholesale cost, so you can multiply that by 10 to get the retail cost.
The value to organised crime is a STAGGERING
$US 12, 144,000,000.00 OR
twelve billion one hundred and forty million US dollars
This is the size of the problem that we face.
Fitz.
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Wow, that is just mind-boggling!! No wonder poachers are so ruthless.
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The cost of hiring a poacher to kill a rhino is about 100,000 ZAR...Less than $US 10,000!
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