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Rhino slaughter continues unabated


 More than a thousand rhino were poached in South Africa during 2013.

The official number of rhino killed for the year has been put at 1004 - up from 668 rhino poached in 2012.

There would appear to be no let up - with 37 rhino poached already this year - that's more than two a day.

The department of environmental affairs says the number of people arrested for rhino poaching-related offences last year climbed to 343.

The Kruger National Park continued to bear the brunt of rhino poaching - losing a total of 606 of the iconic animals to poachers in 2013.