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Senyatso, however, insisted that the southern African country's rhinoceros population will never reach extinction levels due to poaching, as Botswana will always have certain interventions unique to rhinoceros species to protect them from poachers. The population, which declined by 96 between 19, is critically endangered and at risk from illegal poaching.
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Three sub-species are found throughout eastern and southern Africa, although distribution is not what it used to be.
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Kabelo Senyatso, the director at the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, said the country lost five, 30 and 62 rhinoceros in 2018, 20, respectively, reports Xinhua news agency. Black Rhinos, also known as Hook-lipped Rhinos are actually grey in colour. Gaborone, Oct 24 (IANS): Nearly 100 rhinoceros were killed by poachers in Botswana over the past three years, s significant spike, a wildlife official said in a statement Saturday.