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The Department of Environmental Affairs says the number of rhino poached this year has climbed to 281.
The Department says the number of people arrested in connection with poaching has also risen to 176.
Kruger National Park has lost a total of 164 rhinos to illegal killings, while Limpopo, North West, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal continue to be targeted by poachers, accounting for 110 of the total rhinos poached since the beginning of this year.
Three rhino had been poached in the Eastern Cape so far this year.