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| Award-winning Kruger National Park ranger arrested for rhino horn poaching |
| 2016-08-05 |
| [LowVelder] SKUKUZA ‐ An award-winning Kruger National Park (KNP) regional ranger, Mr Rodney Landela, and a veterinarian technician of the Animal Health Directorate, Mr Kenneth Motshotso, were arrested on Wednesday in the KNP for rhino-poaching-related offences. On Thursday they were being detained at Skukuza Police Station. Both appeared yesterday in the Magistrate’s Court in Bushbuckridge. They will be detained for seven days before they will be allowed to apply for bail. Because of the seriousness of the crime, the case is being investigated by the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID). Landela, who has been in the KNP’s service for 15 years, has received several KNP Achievement Awards, including an Individual Achievement Award in 2012. He is also highly regarded by the Game Rangers Association of which he is an executive member. He started out as a general worker in the KNP. He was also recently trained to pilot a drone during anti-poaching operations. He was in charge of the Mopani North Region of the KNP. SANParks rangers were on a normal patrol in the Satara are |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Iblis wants to move the deal from the shady back poach to the more sunny and public front poach. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-08-05 15:26 |
| #2 ba-dum-dum *tish* |
| Posted by: Frank G 2016-08-05 15:01 |
| #1 If they would just allow these animals to be farmed and the horns sold on the open market, the price would go down. No $ = no poaching. I mean, would anyone poach a chicken? No! But you might poach an egg... |
| Posted by: Iblis 2016-08-05 09:44 |