11 kzn rhino poaching table 1990-date

Incident Place Station & CAS

No.

illegally

shot /

darted &

spp

No.

illegally

snared /

speared

& spp

Att.

illegal

hunting

Theft /

recovery of

horns &

spp.

Other notes

1 Phinda PGR

Hluhluwe area

Jozini

CAS 57/01/13

Unknown

spp

targeted

Two persons arrested in SAPS Operation

Robber on 8th; 1 x .458 rifle recovered with 5

rounds; Operation ROBBER. Mkuze

SAP13/11/13 refers.

1. Joseph Tamele

ID. 36 yrs old (Moz)

2. Mpenyane Mthembu (KZN iSangoma)

ID. 53 yrs old

Rem 2013-01-16

2 Mbembwethweni

Masinda Sect

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 71/01/13

2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

Carcass of female & calf found 14th Jan by

aerial patrol, scene 3m old, shot and all horns

neatly removed.

3 Mbembwethweni

Masinda Sect

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 85/01/13

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcass confirmed 16th Jan by aerial patrol,

scene 4 - 6m old, shot and horns chopped off.

Bullet head recovered SAP 13/11/13 refers.

4 Mpisaneni area

Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 92/01/13

1 x WR Ad female; found on 16th Jan; carcass 2-3d

old; shot; horns intact. Possibly linked to arrest

made on 13th on Corridor Rd.

5 Double H Ranch

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 87/01/13

1 x WR 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Reported on 29th Jan, incident earlier in the

day; sub-adult female shot, dehorned last year

both stumps removed; sub ad male wounded

in same incident.

2013

KWAZULU-NATAL RHINO RELATED CRIMINAL INCIDENTS

1990 TO DATEUpdated: Rod 2013-03-30

6 Nkwalini Area

Masinda Sect

Imfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 158/01/13

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Reported 29th, carcass 5d old and found by

arial patrol; horns crudely chopped off. Ad

male, shot, 1 x .375 bullet head recovered in

carcass. Hlabisa SAP 13/17/2013 refers.

7 Nkwalini Area

Masinda Sect

Imfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS /01/13

Hlabisa Enquiry 5/01/13

registered.

1 x WR 1 WR horn

stolen

Reported 30th, carcass 6d old. Sub-adult

unsexed. Small rear horn located at scene,

skull not yet found. Hlabisa SAP 13/20/13.

8 Nkwalini Area

Masinda Sect

Imfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 6/02/13

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Reported 31st, carcass 7d old.; horns crudely

chopped off, adult unsexed, shot.

9 Kwalubisana Stream

Mbuzane Sect

iMfolozi GR

Mahlabathini

CAS 76/02/13

2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

Reported on 5th; 1 male & 1 female, adults,

soft nose ammo - shrapnel located, shot in

head; horns neatly removed with a knife.

Carcasses 3 days old.

10 uMfulamkhulu area

Mbuzane Sect

iMfolozi GR

Mahlabathini

CAS 189/02/13

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Found on 16th; carcass of a sub-ad shot

approx 4 - 6 weeks prior, bullet recoverd from

skull. Horns removed neatly.

11 Ziphosheni

Ndumo GR

Ndumu

CAS 69/02/13

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Found 19th, carcass 6 days old.

12 Nambiti PGR

Ladysmith

Elandslaagte

CAS 49/02/13

2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

Ad female and sub-ad male found 25th,

darted the night before. One dart recovered.

13 Ezinaleni

Tembe EP

eManguzi

CAS 37/03/13

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Found 5th but carcass 3 - 4 months old. Horns

hacked off. Adult, unsexed.

14 Ezinaleni

Tembe EP

eManguzi

CAS 97/03/13

2 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Found 14th, carcass 1 day old. Horns hacked

off. Ad pregnant female. Two .375 catridge

cases recovered.

15 Blood River crossing

Kingsley area

Kingsley

CAS 8/03/13

2 horns

recovered

Two persons arrested on 15th in white Toyota

Tazz m/v with 2 horns. Possibly linked to

incident 16/2013 below and 20/2009.

1. Muntugokwakhe Khoza

ID.

2. Mbatha

ID.

Rem 2013-04-10 for bail appl.

16 Mahlaba area

iThala GR

Louwsburg

CAS 47/03/13

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Found 26th, adult female carcass about 12

days old, horns neatly removed. FMJ bullet

head recovered. Horns possibly recoved and

linked to incident 15/2013 above.

17

18

19

20

Udiza Mkuze

uMkuze GR CAS 27/01/12

Nyoni Ndumo

Ndumo GR CAS 25/01/12

2 BR horns

stolen

Ad male found 6 Jan; estimated shot on 2 Jan.

Fragments of bullet head located; horns

chopped off.

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenSub-ad female found 10

th & shot on the 9

th

Jan. 2 x bullet heads recovered, possibly diff

calibres; 1 x .375 case found. Horns sawed &

chopped horns off; many cuts across spine;

both achillis tendons cut.

20121 1 x BR

2

Mjoqo Ndumo


Nqabadini Ndumo


Magongolweni Ndumo


Noma Mahlabatini Carcasses 600m apart & located on 9th

.

iMfolozi GR CAS 119/02/12 Carcass 1(calf): bullet fragments and axe

blade fragments recovered; chop marks,

carcass about 1 week old.

Des Chick`s PGR Hluhluwe

Mhlosinga CAS 56/02/12

Mkuze area

8 Madibane area

Ndumo GR

Ndumo

CAS 40/02/12

2 WR horns

stolen

Adult male found 15th with horns removed.

Natural death from fighting.

Carcass 2(adult female): horns missing, no

chop marks, carcass older than (1). Bullet

head recovered.

Female cow and female calf shot on 12th

,

found 13th

. 1 x .375 solid (monolithic)

recovered from each carcass, shot placement

& bushcraft of suspects good. VGL 2752 &

3468 refers

1 WR horn

stolenAd male found 16

th; natural death; ant horn

missing; no sign of human removal on skull;

post horn recovered.

7 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

5 1 x WR

6 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

FR responded to a shot on the 7th

Feb and

disturbed the suspects who then escaped.

.375 Win Mag rifle recovered with 3 rounds

ammo, also axes x 2, bag & water bottle Adult

male animal, horns still attached.

4

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenSub-ad female found 10

th & shot on the 9

th

Jan. 2 x bullet heads recovered, possibly diff

calibres; 1 x .375 case found. Horns sawed &

chopped horns off; many cuts across spine;

both achillis tendons cut.

3 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenAd female; found on 15

th; carcass 1m old;

shot; 1 x .375 bullet head recovered.

2

Mpofini Commercial

Game Ranch

Vryheid Adult male and female shot 19th

, found 20th

.

Good shot placement.

Vryheid area CAS 257/02/12 Female: Horns neatly sawn off. Front horn

m/chip # 0006 4CC 88F

Back horn m/chip # 0006 4D1 CFO;

VGL 944 refers.

Male: horns crudely chopped off. Front horn

m/chip #: 0006 42E F25

Back horn m/chip #: 0006 434 B17;

VGL 946 refers.

Mduna Royal

Community

Conservation Area

Ezibayeni

CAS 56/02/12

Mkuze area

Mkhwezi Weenen

Weenen GR CAS 3/03/12

Mkuze Falls PGR Magudu Conspiracy & attempt to hunt rhino; Operation

Wet.

Magudu CAS 10/03/12 5 x Arrests on 12-03-04

1. Ewart Frederic Potgieter

ID 7706045104085

2. Riaan Vermaak

ID 7907205251084

3. Philomon Mbatha

ID

4. Nkosifuna Dumisani Sithole

ID 7712045361089

5. Mduduzi Bheuyise Sithole

ID 8104155739081

M/V Hilux NES 146, .223 rifle, temic,

counterfeit USD.

Rem to 2013-02-13

Mkhwezi area Weenen

WR

targeted

2 WR horns

recovered

Dec 2012

by manager

at house

previously

occupied by

ND Sithole

(arrested

person #4)

13 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenCarcass of female found 12

th but approx 2

days old. Cartridge case .458 recovered.

Horns hacked off, axe chop marks on spine

similar to incident 11/2012 above. Was

running with her “C” calf which was later found

dead, see incident 16/2012 below.

12

9 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen


stolen

Sub-adult shot but no bullet head found,

sharpnel located, sex unknown; found 21st

but 3 to 4 weeks old. Horns hacked off.



rd but approx 3-5

days old. Axe chop marks on spine similar to

incident 13/2012 below. .458 cartridge cases

and bullet heads recovered.


Double H Ranch Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe area CAS 36/03/12

Jozini 1. Mbangeni Nkosimphile Gumede

CAS 33/03/12 ID – 32yrs old

was arrested during “Operation Wicked” with a

piece of rhino horn(spp still to be verified); rem

2012-04-10

Mkhwezi Weenen


Durban Central

CAS 012/03/12

Police buy bust during “Operation Winter” on

18th

, 3 arrests, 2 m/v`s and 1 WR horn

recovered.

1. Jaheen Rajen Moodley

ID 6802185135087

2. Sithembiso Luthuli

ID 7908165671087

3. Samukeliso Amfred Sibiya

ID 6512015886086

Audi A4 sedan NRB

Toyota Hilux 2x4 S/C RAVI 3 ZN

1 x 6kg horn.

Rem 2012-05-22 bail

Tula Tula PGR No case registered

Heatonville area

18 1 WR

injured

W/R shot, injured & treated. Bullet passed

through leg.

15 Ubombo area

16 1 x WR No horns

takenFemale C calf found 13

th but carcass approx 3

days old. Suspected to have been lung shot

and died a few days later, see incident

13/2012 above.

17 Durban beachfront 1 WR horn

recovered



th but approx 2

days old. Cartridge case .458 recovered.

Horns hacked off, axe chop marks on spine

similar to incident 11/2012 above. Was

running with her “C” calf which was later found

dead, see incident 16/2012 below.

14 3 x WR 1 WR

injured

Four WR shot, 3 died (1 male; 2 females) but

no horns were removed. Carcasses 1 week

old when found 13th

. Poor shot placement to

stomach, all injured and died later. No horns

taken.

Ubhizane PGR Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe area CAS 87/03/12

Mphandeni Ndumo


Mduna Royal

Community

Conservation Area

Mkuze

CAS 52/04/12

Mkuze area

Carcasses found 31st May, approx 4-5 days

old, approx 500m apart. Adult male & female,

both shot and horns neatly removed. Posterior

horn of the female (younger) animal not

taken. Footprint lifted at scene, no other

evidence located. DNA taken; Skulls X-rayed

and bullet head noted in skull of male but

"lost" due to lack of care in skull boiling

process.

24 3 WR horns

stolen

Gwalagwaleni

Masinda Sect

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 1/06/12

2 x WR

21 1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolenUndetermined sex adult found 16

th; carcass 3-

4 weeks old; 1 x .30 cal. bullet head

recovered. Horns very neatly removed. DNA

sent to VGL

22 Double H Ranch

Hlulhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 27/05/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

WR adult female found 8th. Female had

unborn feotus; Shot approx 6th; horns hacked

off; Bullet head found, possible .375; related

to incident 23/12 below (carcasses approx

2km apart; suspected to have been shot on

the same occasion; DNA taken; VGL 3470

refers.

23 Double H Ranch

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 32/05/12

1 x WR WR adult female found 9th. Female had 8m

old calf (not yet located) Shot approx 6th and

ran off & died later; Bullet head found,

possible .375; carcasses approx 2km apart;

see 22/12 above; suspected to have been

shot on the same occasion; DNA taken; VGL

2830 refers.

18 1 WR

injured

W/R shot, injured & treated. Bullet passed

through leg.


stolenAdult female found 31

st; shot 5 days before.

Horns crudely hacked off.

20 Unknown

spp

targeted

3 armed poachers ambushed 11 Apr; 1

poacher shot (died) & others escaped

1. Shadrack Ndabeni (Moz)

ID. / Passport

Bushknife recovered – sent to VGL; 2

escaped back to Moz with 2 rifles.

27 Mkhombeni

Hluhluwe GR

Hluhluwe

CAS 50/07/12

3 x WR 6 WR horns

stolen

Carcasses found 11th, approx 3 days old.

About 20m from tourist road, single spinal

neck shots, bullet heads exited. Horns crudely

removed. Adult female and 2 sub adult males.

DNA taken, no other evidence found.

28 Meva below

Tshokolwane

iMfolozi GR

Ntambanana

CAS 82/07/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Ad male carcass found 21st; approx 6 days

old. Horns neatly removed. No evidence

found, DNA taken. 2 Head shots, penetrated

into neck area which was eaten by

scavengers; skull x-rayed.

29 Ocean Lodge Farm

Kearsney

KwaDukuza

CAS 451/07/12

1 BR horn

stolen

Horn stolen in farm attack; not the target for

the robbery. Not yet registered by owner

although possession reported 1990. Length

24" weight 3kg. 3 screw holes in base from

mounting.

30 Machibikasibhadlu

Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 43/08/12

2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

Carcasses found 12th, 4-5 days old, adult

female and sub-adult male; 1 Bullet head

recovered; DNA taken. Horns chopped off.

Carcasses found 31st May, approx 4-5 days

old, approx 500m apart. Adult male & female,

both shot and horns neatly removed. Posterior

horn of the female (younger) animal not

taken. Footprint lifted at scene, no other

evidence located. DNA taken; Skulls X-rayed

and bullet head noted in skull of male but

"lost" due to lack of care in skull boiling

process.

25 Balamhlanga

Ndumo GR

Ndumu

CAS 104/06/12

1 x BR Carcass found 16th June, approx 1 month old.

Sex undetermined, shot and died later; no

horns removed; 3 x .375 bullet heads

recovered in the carcass.

24

Macakaneni

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 2/07/12

1 x WR

3 WR horns

stolen

Gwalagwaleni

Masinda Sect

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 1/06/12

2 x WR

2 WR horns

stolen

3 week old carcass found 2nd July, sex

undetermined. Shot and horns chopped off.

Bones spread around by hyenas, bullet wound

on skull. DNA taken and skull X-rayed, no

other evidence found.

26

31 Meva below

Tshokolwane

iMfolozi GR

Ntambanana

CAS 42/08/12

2 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcass found 15; shot day before; female,

not pregnant but lactating, calf died. Horns

neatly removed. Schapnel found in spine,

DNA taken. Single shot penetrated into neck

behind skull.

32 Shokwe

Ndumo GR

Ndumu

CAS 153/08/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcass found 30th, three days old; adult

female; horns chopped off; .375 catridge case

found.

33 Ndlazi Pan

Ozabeni

isiMangaliso

Mbazwana

CAS 10/09/12

1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

Carcass of shot adult male found 3rd Sept; 3

days old. Horns chopped off crudely, front

horn had radio transmitter and both horns

microchipped. .458 catridge case found & .30

bullet head.


Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 46/09/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcasses found 12th, 2-3 days old, sub-adult

female; 1 Bullet head recovered; DNA taken.

Horns chopped off.

35 Makhamisa Sect

iMfolozi GR

Ntambanana

CAS 63/09/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

2 month old skull recovered 18th with chop

marks and x-rays revealed bullet fragments in

skull. Skull tag # 646015. VGL 4850 refers.

36 Shokwe Pan

Ndumo GR

Ndumu

CAS 99/09/12

1 x WR 1 WR horn

stolen

Shot heard and responded to on 21st. WR

sub adult female located with anterior horn

chopped off but died the next day. 12g slug

used and .303 catridge case also found.

37 Tewate

Eastern Shores

iSimangaliso

Mtubatuba

CAS 12/10/12

1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

Carcass found 23rd Sept, 6 weeks old, horns

removed. Both horns microchipped and one

horn has an inoperative transmitter fitted on

150.5117.


Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 128/09/12

4 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

2-day old carcasses found 24th. One female

pregnant (almost full term). One female with

calf (darted and removed to bomas). One

female juv, horns not taken. Other horns

crudely removed. .458 bullet heads recovered

from 3 carcasses.


Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 129/09/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Week old carcass found 23rd. Horns crudely

removed.


Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 130/09/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Month old carcass found 23rd. Horns crudely

removed, bullet wound in skull.


Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 131/09/12

2 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Month old carcass found 24th. Pregnant adult

female. Horns crudely removed.


Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 132/09/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

10 day old adult male carcass found 24th.

Horns crudely removed. .458 bullet head

recovered.

43 Meva

iMfolozi GR

Ntambanana

CAS 92/09/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

1 day old carcasses found 27th. One male

shot, horns sawn off. Shot responded to & 1

person arrested in the vicinity. VGL 5316

refers.

1.

ID.

44 Bona Manzi PGR

Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe

CAS 32/10/12

2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

Carcasses found 5th but approx 2 weeks old.

Animals had been dehorned last year. Both

shot and horns hacked off. Both animal have

active transmitters in the stolen ant horn,

433.0130 & 149.2690Mh. VGL 4851 & 4852

refers.


Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 71/10/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

5 day old carcass of sub-adult (unsexed)

found 13th by aerial patrol. Horns crudely

removed. One shaft of a .375 bullet head

recovered. (See also incident 55/12 below)

46 Western Shores

iSimangaliso

Mtubatuba

CAS 135/10/12

2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

Three week old carcasses found on the 14th,

one ad and one sub-adult (unsexed). Bullet

wounds, one bullet head recovered, horns

crudely removed.

47 Western Shores

iSimangaliso

Mtubatuba

CAS 176/10/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

6 day old adult male carcass found on the

19th. Horns crudely removed, some meat

removed from the shoulder area. 2 x .458

bullet heads recovered.

48 Ozabeni

iSimangaliso

Mbazwana

CAS 90/10/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Adult female, horns were microchipped. Day

old carcass,

49

Ndumo GR

Ndumo

CAS 111/10/12

and

Ndumo

CAS 112/10/12

Unknown

spp

targeted

25th Oct; 4 x illegal hunters arrested(2 SA & 2

Moz citizens); firearms recovered: 1 x .375

and 1 x .458 with a silencer (ForBal linked the

.458 to one of the recent Hluhluwe GR cases);

1. Moses Chauke

ID.

2.

ID.

3.

ID.

4.

ID.

50 Mduna Royal

Community

Conservation Area

Mkuze area

Ezibayeni

CAS 93/10/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Adult female shot and found on 29th Oct.

Horns crudely removed, .375 cartridge case

found; horns microchipped Ant: 0006CCFAF5

& Post: 0006CBD4DB. See also incident

52/2012 below.

51 Ethaleni area

uMkhuze GR

Mkuze

CAS 25/11/12

Unknown

spp

targeted

5th Nov; 1 x illegal hunter arrested & 3

escaped; firearm recovered: 1 x .375 with a

silencer & 7 rounds.

1. Professor Bafana Gumede

ID.

Rem to 2013-01-30

52 Mduna Royal

Community

Conservation Area

Mkuze area

No case registered 1 x WR WR found 7th Nov, treated by Vet, entrance

and exit wounds noted. Animal has recovered.

Suspected to have been shot on 29th and

linked to incident 50/2012 above

53 Tewate area

Eastern Shores

iSimangaliso

Mtubatuba

CAS 23/11/12

1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

Carcass found 2nd Nov, one week old

carcass; shot; sub-ad female; horns removed

crudely.

54 Munyawana

Phinda PGR

Hluhluwe

CAS 96/11/12

1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

1 day old Sub-adult female carcass found on

23rd Nov; shot, 1 x .375 cartridge case found.

Horns removed reasonably neatly possibly

using a bushknife.

55 Machibikazibhadlu

Nqumeni Sect

Hluhluwe GR

Hlabisa

CAS 140/11/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Found 24th Nov: adult carcass about 3 days

old; seen from helicopter surveillance flight.

Unsexed due to condition of carcass; shot, 1 x

.375 bullet head recovered; imported make of

monolithic (appears similar round to incident

45/12 above & 57/12 below); Ant horn

chopped off but post horn cut off.

56 Ozabeni

iSimangaliso

Jozini

CAS 302/11/12

Unknown

spp

targeted

26th Nov; 1 x illegal hunter arrested & 3

escaped; firearm recovered: 1 x .458 & 1

round. SAP13/32/2013 refes.

1. Paulos "Smoko" Mkhebela

DoB 1989-12-15

Moz citizen

2. Patros Silwayiphi Thwala

ID. 6901045437087

3. Lungisani Njabulo Thwala

DoB. 1992-07-01

57 Falaza PGR

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 122/11/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Adult female shot 29th; found same day; 1 x

.375 bullet head recovered (bullet make

appears similar to incidents 45/12 and 55/12

above). Moonlight hunt(03:00). VGL 5777

refers; skull tag # 646026. SAPS 13/248/2012.

Tip of ear, nostril & tail taken.

58 Phinda PGR

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 32/12/12

Unknown

spp

targeted

5th Dec; 4 x illegal hunters arrested & another

wounded & escaped; (1 died); firearm

recovered: 1 x .375 with silencer, 9 rounds of

ammo and 2 Toyota Corrola vehicles.

Operation Rinkals refers.

1. (deceased) unknown

ID/Passport

2. Mdodas Gumede

ID. 7901055662086

3. Jabulani Innocent Ndabandaba

ID. 7406055637088

4. Sgidi Ndabandaba

DOB 1977-07-20

Rem 2013-01-31

59 Double H Ranch

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 38/12/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Reported on 7th Dec; 2-3 day old carcass was

discovered, both horns removed. VGL 5772

refers. Skull tag # 646023. Bullet head

recovered.

60 Double H Ranch

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 69/12/12

Unknown

spp

targeted

2 persons arrested on the farm on 13th Dec &

2 others escaped. 1 x .458 rifle with scope and

4 rounds of ammo recovered.

1. Mthokozini Mlambo

Moz citizen DOB 1993-12-25.

2. Sikebhe Sergio Nyamurie

Moz citizen DOB 1982-02-26

61 Double H Ranch

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 79/12/12

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Male carcass found 15th Dec. Both horns

removed. Thought to have been hunted when

the arrest took place on the ranch earlier in

the week. 1 x .458 bullet head found. VGL

5030 refers.

62 Gwalagwaleni

Masinda Sect

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 96/12/12

1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

Carcass found 23rd Dec, 2 weeks old, shot,

both horns sawn off. 2 x .375 bullet heads

recovered. VGL 5031 refers.

63 Mduna Royal

Community

Conservation Area

Mkuze area

No case registered 1 x BR BR female found 31st Dec, entrance wound

noted. Animal has not yet been checked by a

Vet although it is active.

64 Phinda PGR

Hluhluwe area

Hluhluwe

CAS 2/01/13

(incident occurred in

2012)

Unknown

spp

targeted

31st Dec; 2 x illegal hunters arrested; 1 x

AK47, 11 rounds of ammo and 1 Daihatsu 4x4

vehicle recovered, NRB 21118. SAP 13/284 &

285/2013 refers.

1. Gideon Zwelithini Mabuyakhulu

ID. 8009236324088

2. Vusi Victor Mabuyakhulu

ID. 8001156463085

Rem for bail appl

65 Mbembwethweni

Masinda Sect

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 37/01/13


2012)

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcass found 5th Jan, 2 weeks old, shot and

a .458 bullet head recovered, both horns sawn

off. VGL 005032 and SAP13/5/2013 refers.

65 Mpelenyane

Masinda Sect

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 49/01/13


2012)

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Adult carcass of found 6th Jan; approx 6

months old; both horns chopped off.

eManguzi

CAS 98/01/11

2 x persons found in possession of rhino teeth

on 2010-10-03. DNA confirmed W/R.

Acc. 1: Khumbulani Dingindawo Gamede

DoB 1986-06-17

Provisionally w/drawn

Mahlabathini

CAS 92/01/11

Nkobenkulu Ntambanana

Makhamisa

iMfolozi GR

CAS 33/01/11

Zibozini area Babanango

Ophate Sect CAS 05/02/11

EOHP

Makhamisa

Found 14 Jan. 3m old. Perhaps linked to

24/2010 below. Acc indicated one carcass but

may have shot 2. This carcass 3km from

24/2010. Horns crudely removed.

3 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Fresh female carcass found on 15 Jan. Shots

heard previous day. Horns crudely removed

2 Mfulamkhulu

Mbhuzane

iMfolozi GR

1 x WR

Shots fired but no carcass found. Poacher

shot by F/R and R1 & .303 recovered

1.

ID.

4 1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolenAdult male Found 4

th Feb. 3 days old.

5 Spp

unknown

2 WR horns

stolen

20111 Manguzi

iMfolozi CAS /02/11

Usuthu floodplain Ndumu


Fontana Ndumu


Sibongile Township

Dundee

Dundee

CAS 29/03/11

B/R foot & leg skin (& other items) Accused:

TM Ngubane & brother

Rolling Valley Ranch

Magudu

Pongola

CAS 97/03/11Adult female shot 7

th & found 8

th March. Horns

chopped off crudely.

(Kobus Greef owns rhino on Gumbi property)

Hluhluwe

CAS 57/03/11

Fontana Ndumu


Mganu area Ndumu


Weenen

CAS 27/04/11

4 x WR

horns stolen

2 WR horns

stolenAdult male shot 9

th & found 15

th March; horns

removed neatly. Fragments of 2 bullet heads

recovered.


stolenFound 22

nd Mar, died approx 19

th of starvation;

calf of female shot in incident 6/2011 above,

horns chopped off

10 uBhizane Game

Ranch, Hluhluwe area

1 x WR

12 1 x WR 1 WR horn

stolenFound 24

th Mar, Adult female shot approx

23rd

. Ant horn chopped off. Carcass

ambushed, suspects returned, 1 killed & 4

escaped; .375 rifle recovered. Deceased B/M

Musa Zulu of Nabeglana Res.

13 Weenen GR 2 x WR Found 15th

Apr. Adult female and young calf

shot and horns chopped off. 12 x 5,56mm

cases found. Carcasses about 2 weeks old.

6 1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

Found on 6 Feb, carcass 1m old, adult. Horns

removed.

7 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenAdult female, found on 1

st Mar, carcass 1

week old. Shot, horns chopped off. 3 x .375

casings found.

8

9 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Shots fired but no carcass found. Poacher

shot by F/R and R1 & .303 recovered

1.

ID.

5 Spp

unknown

Samples awaiting spp confirmation

Onderstepoort

(2 very

small)

Weenen

CAS 43/04/11

iDamu elibomvu Babanango

EOHP CAS 23/06/11

Usuthu floodplain

Ndumo GR





Hluhluwe

CAS 104/06/11

Masinda Sect Hlabisa

iMfolozi GR CAS 3/07/11

18 1 x WR Male shot 23rd

Jun but poachers disturbed by

Field Rangers, horns intact

19 Phinda Private Game

Reserve

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenYoung calf 1 – 2 yrs old found in snare 28

th

Jun. Entire head removed by poachers.

Carcass approx 1 week old.


stolenFemale found 4

th, carcass 2 days old. Shot 3

rounds - close grouping. Horns very cleanly

removed.

Shot reported 19th

Apr; wounded adult female

found 20th.

Sent to iMfolozi bomas for

treatment. 1 x .303 rifle recovered near where

suspects were seen. Rhino died from injury.

Skull X-rayed; only tiny fragments identified.


stolenAdult female shot and found 10

th Jun. Horns

chopped off while animal still alive. Bullet

fragments recovered. 1 x .303 recovered from

suspect arrested 4th

July at Ulundi. Ballistic

report o/s.

14 Weenen GR 1 x WR

16 No case registered 1 x BR Male found seriously injured by snare on 11th

Jun and was euthanized. Horns recovered.


stolenAdult male & female found 18

th Jun,

carcasses 2 days old, shot. 2 x .458 bullet

heads recovered. Ballistic report o/s

13 Weenen GR 2 x WR Found 15th

Apr. Adult female and young calf

shot and horns chopped off. 12 x 5,56mm

cases found. Carcasses about 2 weeks old.

Kwaggashoek Private

Game Reserve

Bergville

CAS 40/08/11

Bergville

Ndumo

CAS 58/08/11

Shokwe Pan Ndumo


Mpekwa

iMfolozi

Ntshenteka

iMfolozi

Madlozi

iMfolozi CAS /10/11

Bumbaneni Ndumo

Ndumo CAS 63/09/11

Gome stream Ntambanana

2 BR horns

stolenFound 17

th, adult female shot about 10d

earlier; 1 x .458 head recovered; horns

hacked off. Ant horn has old transmitter fitted.

(1 x .375 rifle recovered from poachers 1st Oct;

not yet linked to an incident)



th; found 18

th (3.8km from

incident below 29/2011 but similar MO). Bullet

fragments recovered from 2 head shots.

Horns hacked off.

27 1 x BR

Shots

fired; WR

injured

Poachers seen shooting at WR; animal later

seen injured on 11th

Sept.

24 No case registered BR

injured

Animal darted at night 9th

Aug, found next

morning. Horns crudely removed. M99 used.

26 1 x WR Poacher fired at rhino on 10th

[F/R killed by

another F/R in mistaken identity during follow-

up at night.] Suspect arrested 17th

Oct with

.303 & 4 rounds in follow up operation.

Scavenged carcass with bullet wound in skull;

horns intact found 31st Oct.

1.

ID.

Informer reported poachers entered 27th

Aug;

injured B/R seen 28th

in same area

25 No case registered


stolen

Female found 12th

with horns intact but died

from bullet wound previously sustained. (Calf

alleged to have died as well – not confirmed)


stolenAdult male shot on 9

th; found on 10

th. Spinal

shot with exit wound. Both horns crudely

removed.

22 Ndumo GR 1 x WR

iMfolozi CAS 27/09/11

Mpekwa stream Ntambanana


Zulu Rock CGR Gluckstadt

Vryheid CAS 24/10/11

uSuthu River Ndumo

Ndumo CAS 120/10/11

Matendeni Ndumo

Ndumo CAS 2/11/11

Ndumo

Ndumo CAS 7/11/11

Ndumo

Ndumo CAS 44/11/11


stolen2 day old male carcass found 3

rd Nov; horns

hacked off.



th Nov; horns

chopped off.

Adult male shot 19th

and FR`s reacted & the

suspects fled without time to remove the

horns. Bullet head recovered.



th and found on 11

thOct. 1 x

.30 cal bullet head recovered. Horns crudely

removed


stolenCarcass of adult found 2

nd Nov; 2 weeks old.

Horns hacked off.

31 1 x WR

Adult male shot 17th

; found 19th

(3.8km from

incident above 28/2011 but similar MO). Bullet

fragments recovered from single brain shot.

Horns hacked off. 2 arrests on 20th

Oct; 1 x

.303 and 8 rounds recovered; not yet linked to

an incident.

1.

ID.

2.

ID.



th; found 18

th (3.8km from

incident below 29/2011 but similar MO). Bullet

fragments recovered from 2 head shots.

Horns hacked off.


stolen

Zulu Nyala Private

Game Ranch

Hluhluwe

CAS 66/12/11

Hluhluwe

Ndondwane Hlabisa

Masinda Section CAS 153/12/11

iMfolozi

Schoonstroom

Emakhosini Sect

Babanango

CAS 1/02/10

EOHP

Simenya Dam Babanango

Emakhosini Sect CAS 31/02/10

EOHP

Bungazane Ndumo


Nambithi Private

Game Farm

Elandslaagte

CAS 2/03/10

Ladysmith

Msasaneni Hlabisa


Manya Hlabisa


6 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenCarcass found 3

rd Apr but carcass about 2

weeks old. Horns removed crudely

3 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Animal caught in snare and then speared to

death; horns neatly removed; approx date of

death 10th

Feb; found on the13th

Feb.

4 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenFound 2

nd Mar; died approx 25

th Feb; cause of

death undetermined; carcass dismembered;

hidden with branches

5 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcass approx 3m old when found; skull had

one bullet wound.

36 1 x WR 1 WR horn

stolenFound 23

rd, shot about 2 weeks earlier; Front

horn removed neatly. Back horn & balaclava

exhibit retained by D/W/O Steenberg


stolenShot approx 15

th Jan found 2 weeks later;

2 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolenShot 3 to 4 days earlier; found on the 13

th

Feb; horns crudely removed; 1 bullet head

recovered



th Nov; horns

chopped off.


stolen

Cow and calf shot about 3 days before

discovery on 18th

. 2 x bullet heads recovered

from cow. Horns hacked off.

Mphanjana Ntambanana


Diphini Ndumo

Ndumo GR CAS 32/05/10??

CAS 11/05/10??

Siwasemfene Mahlabathini


Tugela Private Game

Reserve

Colenso

CAS 34/06/10

Colenso

iHlanze Private Game

Reserve

Crammond

CAS 29/07/10

Crammond

Slevane Ntambanana


Schoonstroom

Emakhosini Sect

Babanango

CAS 28/08/10

EOHP

Gwalagwaleni Hlabisa


Ndumu

Ndumo GR CAS /09/10

Momfu Mahlabathini



stolenDied 1

st Sept, found next day, both horns cut

off


stolenShot, carcasses about 10 days old; found 20

th

Sept; horns neatly removed; 1 small horn left

at scene.


stolenDied & found on 3

rd Aug; caused of death

undetermined; horns chopped off

13 1 x W/R 2 WR horns

stolenHorns chopped off; Shot 9

th Aug, found same

day.


stolenHorns neatly removed; Shot 17

th Aug, found

next day.

9 1 x WR 2 WR horns


nd Jun on the day shot.

10 1 x WR

calf died

when

mother

was

illegally

darted

2 WR horns

stolen from

adult female

Calf death direct result of poaching, mother

darted approx 23rd

Jun, found 25 Jun,

survived, horns removed with chainsaw



th Jul, shot night before.

6 1 x WR 2 WR horns


rd Apr but carcass about 2

weeks old. Horns removed crudely

7 1 x BR 2 BR horns


th Apr but carcass about 1m

old. Horns removed crudely

8 1 x BR Carcass approx 3m old when found on 6th

May. Horns recovered, no skull was

recovered.

Madanyini Area Babanango

Ophathe Section CAS 42/09/10

EOHP

Schoonstroom

Emakhosini Sect

Babanango

CAS 2/10/10

EOHP

Khula Village Mtubatuba

Western Shores CAS 74/10/10

iSimangaliso

Somkhanda PGR Magudu

Magudu CAS 65/10/10

Nqolothi Mahlabathini


Somkhanda PGR Magudu

Magudu CAS /11/10

Qikiyane

iMfolozi GR

Hlabisa

CAS 71/10/10

EKZNW field rangers (ST Ncube & SB Ndlela)

and 1 civilian (S Sikhakhane) arrested for

illegal dealing in 1 horn allegedly picked up

from a natural death. All pleaded guilty,

1 x B/R horn recovered

1. Siboniso Ncube (ID 8105085858081)

2. Blessing Ndlela (ID 7803135306082)

sentenced to R15 000 or 2yrs each and

3. Senzo Sikakane

(ID 8310015852085) to R5000/1 yr. EKZNW

employees no longer in service.

Mfulamkhulu Ntambanana

iMfolozi GR CAS 24/11/10(See 25/2010 below) Shot 11

th Nov,

hamstrung, horns removed neatly.


stolenMale shot twice approx 5 days ago, found 23

rd

Oct; horns removed crudely; 7,62mm cartridge

case recovered.


stolenFound 2

nd Nov; male shot day before; Horns

removed crudely

23 1 x BR horn

stolen and

recovered


stolen


stolen

Horns chopped off; found 2010-09-20; shot

approx 8 – 10 days before.


stolenShot approx 29

th Sept found 6

th Oct; horns

removed crudely and testicles; bullet head

recovered


stolen

Female shot approx 1 week before discovery

on 23rd

Oct. Horns crudely removed


stolenShot 24 Sept. On 2

nd Oct, 5 people arrested

and 2 firearms seized. No evidence to link

suspects.

Heidelberg

CAS 101/11/104 arrests 12

th Nov en route to Jhb with one

horn.

1. Malusi Philani Dubazane

ID 8106045902084

acquited

2. Bongomusa Ntshangase

ID 7501265370080

acquitted

3. Khulekani Welcome Nkomonde

ID 7403065902081

4. Vusimuzi Msimango

ID 6802106097085

Acc 3 & 4 both convicted & sentenced to

10yrs (5 yrs susp for 5 yrs) for unlawful

removal, possession and transport

Crime scene in iMfolozi pointed out by 2 of the

accused

(See 24/2010 above)

Nkobenkulu Ntambanana


Vryheid

CAS 374/11/102 arrests at roadblock on 22

nd Nov in Vryheid

en route to Jhb.

1. Philani Khanyile

ID 7501045840089

(1 x AK47 found at his home)

2. Nhlathu Bonginkosi Siyaya

ID 8207276040089.

Crime scene in iMfolozi pointed out by 1 of the

accused. F/arm (AK47) positively linked to

projectile found at carcass. Blood on clothes

of accused.

2 x B/R horns recovered

(See 26 above). Vryheid B633/10 refers. Rem

for trial 13-17 Aug 2012

Western Shores South

near Khula

Mtubatuba

CAS 367/11/10

iSimangaliso


stolen

Carcass 10 days old. Horns hacked off. Found

parts of projectile during post mortem. Body

shot.

(See 25/2010 below) Shot 11th

Nov,

hamstrung, horns removed neatly.

25 Heidelberg 1 WR horn

recovered


stolen

Post mortem revealed AK 47 bullet. (See 27

below)

27 Vryheid 2 BR horns

recovered


stolen

Meva Ntambanana


Mthunzini Picnic Site Weenen


Mahlahlela PGR Magudu

Magudu CAS 32/12/10

Schoonstroom Babanango


EOHP

Obhembethweni Hlabisa

South of Corridor

Road

CAS 45/12/10

iMfolozi GR

Mpekwa Ntambanana Found 11th

Dec. Male

iMfolozi GR CAS 24/12/10 Carcass 10 days old.

Bullet fragments found in head

Western Shores Mtubatuba

iSimangaliso CAS 144/12/10

Sontuli Mahlabathini


Zulu Nyala PGR Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe CAS 112/12/10

37 1 x WR Animal was found to be “sick” then died. 3

gunshot wounds to head/body? .243 calibre?

Horns present


stolen


stolen3m old carcass found 12

th Dec in Dukuduku

Forest near Khula Village.


stolen

1 adult and 1 sub-adult; poached 6-12m ago.

Found on 19th

Dec. No skull damage from

horn removal. One skull had bullet wound. 1 x

posterior horn on sub-adult not taken. Shot

127m from Sontuli tourist road.

31 2 WR horns

stolenFound 6

th Dec. Carcass approx 1 month old.

No bullet entry noted. Horns not hacked off.

Possible pick-up theft from a natural death


stolenShot early hours 6

th Dec. Found same day.

Female had B calf which was taken to bomas

but died on 21st Dec.

33 2 x W/R 4 WR horns

stolenFound 10

th Dec, 3 days old. 2 males.

Carcasses 300m apart. Large knife left at one

carcass. Bullet fragments indicate heavy

calibre used.


stolenShot 28

th Nov. Found next day. 4 shots fired.

Projectiles found.


stolenAdult male; found 30

th Nov near picnic site.

Approx 4 days old. Horns removed.

Recovered .458 monolithic bullet head, but no

rifling showing

iSmangaliso Mtubatuba

Tewate CAS 246/01/09

Eastern Shores

Khwibi River Babanango

Ophathe Sect CAS 20/03/09

EOHP

Babanango

CAS 4/04/09

Semenya Dam

Khwibi

Ophathe Sect

EOHP

Ndlovazane Babanango


EOHP

Mkhupha Babanango


EOHP

Nyala Game Ranch Ntambanana

Heatonville CAS 8/05/09

uMKhuze GR

Mandatane

uMkhuze GR

Cekaneni

iMfolozi GR

Nyala Game Ranch Ntambanana

2 WR horns

stolen

Single bullet wound to head. Horns hacked off

crudely. Carcass 1 day old when found on

2009-06-01


stolen

Carcass approx 1 week old. Single bullet

wound to head.

9 Ntambanana CAS

04/06/09

1 x WR

6 1 x WR Animal died form bullet wound days after

being shot on 09-05-05. Horns not taken.

Bullet head recovered.

Animal wounded, bullet recovered when

animal was later trophy hunted

7 1 x BR

1 x WR

Died as a result of snare wound, horns not

taken.

8 1 x WR

Case noted in R/Bay OCIU stats??

3 1 x WR Calf died 2009-04-18 as a result of snare

wounds, horns recovered

4 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Horns crudely removed; carcass 1 – 2 weeks

old when found on 2009-04-08

5 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcass approx 1 week old when found on 09-

04-25; horns crudely removed; 1 bullet head &

1 x .308 cartridge case recovered.

20091 1 x BR Found 27

th; Shot and injured approx 10 prior

to death; horns recovered; no ballistic

evidence

2 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Horns crudely removed; carcass 1m old when

found

Heatonville CAS 09 or 12/06/2009?

Emadanyini Babanango

(upper) CAS 6/07/09

Ophathe Sect.

EOHP

Emadanyini Babanango

(Mars) CAS 6/07/09

Ophathe Sect.

EOHP

Ophathe River Babanango


EOHP

Mars Babanango


EOHP

Mahlabuyayana Babanango


EOHP

Gade Babanango


EOHP

Thula Thula Ntambanana


Ntaba Ingwe Ntambanana


Bavlomu Hlabisa

Masinda Sect CAS 15/08/09

iMfolozi

Cekaneni

iMfolozi GR

Kwambonambi

CAS 198/08/09

Single head shot, horns crudely chopped off,

hamstrung. 4 arrests; 26th

August.

1. Muntugokwakhe Khoza


stolen

Carcass found after 1 month.

19 1 BR horn

stolenFront horn sawn off approx on 17

th Aug;

natural death carcass found 2 days later.


stolen


stolen

Horns crudely removed; tracks swept with

branches at scene.


stolen

Horns crudely removed; scene approx 1 day

old; cartridge case found

2 WR horns

stolen

Horns removed neatly; carcass approx 1m old

when found


stolen

Scene approx 6 days old.

Carcass found at least 1 month after death. 2

horns removed; 7,62mm bullet head found


stolen

Horns crudely taken; carcass approx 3 days

old when discovered on 2009-07-01.


stolen

12 1 x WR


stolen

Carcass approx 1 week old. Single bullet

wound to head.


stolen

Horns removed neatly; carcass approx 6m old

when found

ID

2. Ayanda Musawemkhosi Buthelezi

ID

3. Mduduzi Xulu

ID

4. Sifiso Ngema

ID

2 horns recovered; .303 rifle recovered; bullet

head undetermined. Carcass located the next

day.

R/Bay RCR 39/2010 refers. Rem for further

trial on date to be determined in 2013. See

incident 15/2013.

Qgoyeni Mahlabathini


R74 road Weenen


Re-registered as CAS

3/10/09

Manzimnyama Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe GR CAS 86/09/09

Nambithi Private

Reserve

Ladysmith

Ladysmith CAS 609/10/09

Gaga area Babanango

Ophathe CAS 83/10/09

Khandalomuntu Hlabisa

Masinda Sect CAS 78/11/09

Imfolozi GR

Kwibi area Babanango

Ophathe CAS 1/12/09


stolen

Carcass found 7m after death. Bullet found

and chop marks on skull.


stolen

Carcass found 3m after death. Horns neatly

removed.


stolen

Carcass 2 days old, est. shot on 27 Nov.

Bullet hole in skull located after further inv; no

chop marks on skull

22 1 WR horn

stolen

Anterior horn taken from road accident scene

but recovered from nearby hiding place

23 2 WR horns

stolen

Skull recovered, no horns, further

investigation o/s

24 2 WR horns

stolen

W/R killed by lightning and found the next day.


stolen


stolen

Mpekwa, opposite

Nqabaneni hill.

Ntambanana

CAS 24/12/09

iMfolozi

Slevane Mahlabathini

Imfolozi GR CAS 194/12/09

Ngema area

Eastern Shores

iSimangaliso

Hluhluwe

CAS 155/12/09

1 x BR Killed on 2009-12-24 with spears when stuck

in mud; 2 horns recovered in trap; 4 arrests on

26th

Dec.

(speared) 1. Siphiwe Nibela Mdluli

ID

2. Sipho Thulani Ngubane / Mbuyazi

ID

3. Velaphi Malandele Ngubane

ID

4. Sakhile Nkosinathi Ngubane

ID

Mbuyazi pleaded guilty (s105A) to unlawful

dealing & transporting, fined R10 000 and 5yrs

suspended. R/Bay RC; On 2012-07-19 Acc 3

sentenced to 5 yrs susp for 5 yrs and Acc 4

sentenced to 5 yrs not suspended, both have

been in custody since arrest. W/A issued for

Acc 1.

Block F Mtubatuba


iSimangaliso

Ngonyamaneni Ntambanana


Mhlanganweni Gate Ntambanana

Old carcass (approx 12m) found - skull &

horns could not be located; caused of death

could not be established


stolen

Horns crudely removed. Carcass about 3

weeks old. Ballistic evidence retrieved.

2 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Horns neatly removed. Ballistic evidence

retrieved


stolen

Carcass 2 days old; est date shot 6 Dec. 2

bullet heads recovered


stolen

Carcass fresh; shot 2009-12-25; 2 horns & 2 x

.308 firearms recovered; 3 poachers arrested

(1 died). 2 convicted and sentenced to 20

years each.

30 2 BR horns

stolen

31 2 WR horns

stolen


iSmangaliso Mtubatuba

Tewate CAS 135/03/08

Eastern Shores

Gwalagwaleni Hlabisa

Hluhluwe GR CAS 55/04/08

5 iSmangaliso

Western Shores

Mtubatuba

CAS 131/05/08

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

6 x arrests; plea bargain; no horns recovered;

R1 recovered and matched to exhibits

Pietermaritzburg 8 horns

stolen

CAS 378/05/08

iSmangaliso

Western Shores

Ndumo

CAS 2/07/08

Meva Ntambanana


Mkhandendlovu Hlabisa


Ngonyamaneni Ntambanana


Mngamazane Mkuze

uMkhuze CAS 30/11/08

isiMomolotini

uMkhuze

Mkuze

CAS 45/11/08

Staff member arrested with a horn from

natural death carcass;

Acc B/M Enoch Ngubane

12 Theft of

rhino ear

Person arrested in Park with rhino ear taken

from carcass - natural death

13 1 x WR

horn stolen

Carcass located 2008-09-06 and approx 3

days after it was shot; horns crudely removed.

Hamstrung. Ballistic evidence retrieved.

8 Ndumo

8 WR horns

stolen

Horns neatly removed; .308 & 7,62 bullet

heads and cartridge cases found; carcasses

approx 6 days old when found 2008-09-28

1 x horn recovered in possession of accused.

9 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

2 WR horns

stolen

Horns neatly removed; carcass about 3 weeks

old. Bullet heads recovered


stolen

Horns crudely removed. No ballistic evidence

retrieved. Animal hamstrung.

10 4 x WR

4 1 x WR

Unknown time during the 14 months prior

(2 recovered at scene)

7 No case reported 1 x WR “B” calf put down due to snare wound

6 Pietermaritzburg

Museum

2 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Horns neatly removed. Ballistic evidence

retrieved

3 3 x WR 6 WR horns

stolen

Carcasses about 4 weeks old, skulls all found

in nearby pan, 1 with bullet wounds.

(ID 6201305768085)

DNA report confirmed WR male; awaiting

court date; Appl made for J175

Tala Game Park Camperdown 1 x WR

Pietermaritzburg CAS 81/11/08 (no

animal

was

killed)

Mpekwa, opposite

Nqabaneni hill.

iMfolozi

Ntambanana

CAS 4/12/08

Pongola Pongola

E Roulliard CAS 80/12/08

Ndondwane Hlabisa


Makhamisa Ntambanana


Fanies Island Mtubatuba


Umbuzane Hlabisa


2 1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

Carcass approx 2yrs old when found, no chop

marks on skull.

3 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

4 x horns recovered in a controlled sting

operation; 2 arrests

16 2 WR horns

stolen

during farm

robbery

The horns were not the target of the robbery

20071 2 BR horns

stolen

Taken from a natural death with 2 different

implements


stolen

13 1 x WR

horn stolen

14 Illegal hunt by PH Daryn Baker with

Vietnamese client – hunt was stopped. DPP

declined to prosecute Donald Nicholson and

Lambertus Potgeiter (H Outfitter) as co-

accused Daryn Baker had been promised

immunity for his statement and EKZNW did`nt

investigate the authenticity of the hunt before

issuing the permit to hunt.

15 2 WR horns

stolen

Male injured in territorial fight; horns hacked

off before animal was dead, hamstrung

Nagle Dam Umsunduzi

Camperdown CAS 33/11/06

Nagle Dam Umsunduzi

Camperdown CAS 33/12/06

Phongolo Flood Plain No horns taken

Ndumo GR D calf

KwaDakela

uMkhuze GR

Kwa Mashu

CAS 778/01/04

1 x B/R horn recovered by SAPS (See

incident 12-2003)

2 arrests

Nkhonothi Weenen


Richards Bay

CAS 405/11/04

1 x horn (old) recovered EKZNW / OCIU

R/Bay.

3 arrests.

Main Gate Weenen Animal wounded and later died.

Weenen GR CAS 18/12/04 No horns taken

Nqabaneni Ntambanana

Umfolozi G R CR 7/02/03

Chibilabafazi Mkuze

uMkhuze G R CAS 118/03/03

Mars Cottage Ulundi 18m old carcass

Ophathe G. R. CAS 256/04/03

3 1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

5 1 x BR

20031 2 WR horns

stolen

Cause of death could not be est.

2 1 x WR No horns taken

2 Durban

3 1 x WR 1 WR horn

stolen

Anterior horn taken

4 Richards Bay

5 Recover 2 x horns and rhino products (some

from 4 above and some from an unknown

rhino) DNA used in analysis

20051 No case registered 1 x WR

20041 No case registered 1 x BR Snare removed but died from injuries

4 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

Carcass cut up & all meat removed (see 5

below)

Nkanzini Mkuze

uMkhuze G R CAS 33/05/03

Richards Bay 1 x B/R horn recovered by OC R/Bay 1kg

CAS 647/05/03 2 arrests

Madwaleni

Mkuze

Nongoma

CAS 103/07/03

1 x WR 1 horn later recovered abandoned in road

speared

& stoned

3 arrests

Empangeni 1 x horn recovered by OC R/Bay

CAS 651/08/03 2 arrests, forwarded to SAPS Legal Services

C R Swart 1 x horn recovered by SAPS CIG Dbn.

CAS 672/11/03 1 arrest

Mkuze

CAS107/11/03

1 W/R horn in 3 pieces recovered by OC

R/Bay

3 arrests

Ntambanana

CAS 23/11/03

Mkuze 1 W/R horn recovered by OC R/Bay

CAS 53/12/03 3 arrests

eNyoneni Mkuze 2 arrests

uMkhuze G R CAS 63/12/03 (See incident 2-2004) Taken from a natural

death

Mbayiyane

uMkhuze GR

Reflected in Biodiversity records – no other

detail

Calf, carcass more then 6m old when found

14 uMkhuze 1 x BR

11 Mkuze

10 Fundemvelo 1 x WR

12 2 BR horns

stolen

13 No case registered 1 x BR

6 1 WR horn

stolen

7 Empangeni 1 x B/R

horn

8 Durban

9 Mkuze

3 1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

4 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

5 Richards Bay

Mkuze B calf,

CAS 40/02/02 anterior horn taken

No arrests

Mahlala Put down due to snare injury

MGR No arrests

Mkuze Cause of death unknown

CAS 177/07/02

Fundemvelo Ntambanana

N. R. CR 5/08/02

Paulpietersberg

CAS 147/03/2001

Mkuze

CAS 107/07/01

3 Ndleke, UGR Kwambonambi CAS

23/09/01

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

KwaJobe Area Ubombo

Mkuze CR 86/01/00

Ndleke Kwambonambi

1 x WR shot by PH without a permit

20001 Piece of rhino horn recovered by NCS

2 Nonile Farm, Mkuze

2 1 x

attempt,

target

species

undetermi

ned

6 Redcliffs NGR No case registered 1 x WR

20011 Paulpietersberg 2 horns recovered by ESPU in a trap

No case registered 1 x BR

D calf put down5 Airstrip MGR No case registered 1 x WR

3 Mkhumbe CHA MGR


detail

4 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

2 WR horns

stolen

2

14 uMkhuze 1 x BR

1 Kombomvu Pan

uMkhuze GR

1 x BR 1 BR horn

stolen


detail

2002

15 HiP Date 2003-10-19 1 x WR

Umfolozi GR CR 49/03/00

Ntshenteka Kwambonambi


Ndleke Kwambonambi


Nhlonhlela Area Mkuze

Mkuze CR 47/07/00

Lubisana Hlabisa


Sitogolweni Mkuze

uMkhuze GR CR 23/09/00

uBhizane Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe Area CR67/09/00

uBhizane Hluhluwe

Hluhluwe Area CR22/10/00

Sikelemine

Hluhluwe GR

Ndlovana Area

Mkuze

Ubombo

CR 30/09/00

10 No case registered 2 WR horns

stolen

1 x WR

stabbed

to death

Skull found 3 – 5 years after death

11 uMkhuze GR No case registered 1 x WR

Occurred outside Park

13 Ubombo Area 1 x BR horn recovered by SAPS

12 No case registered

7 2 WR horns

stolen

Illegal import of 1 x W/R

8 1 x WR

stabbed

to death

2 WR horns

stolen

Occurred outside the Private Game Reserve;

docket transferred to Head office ES Desk

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

9

5 Possession of rhino bones – femur

6 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

4

2 1 x

attempt,

target

species

undetermi

ned

3 Attempted theft of 2 WR horns left at the

scene

Bedfordview

CR 247/09/00

Cibiledube Hlabisa

Hluhluwe GR CR 43/09/00

Siyembeni Kwambonambi


1 Thobane MGR Mkuze CR01/02/99 2 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

(1 x juv. animal)

2 Magwanca HGR Hluhluwe CR24/03/99 1 x

attempt at

unknown

target

spp.

no animals injured

3 Ntshenteka UGR Kwambonambi

CR76/07/99

1 WR horn

4 Kombomvu Pan MGR Mkuze

CR14/10/99

1 x BR 2 BR horns

stolen

5 Nqolothi UGR Hlabisa

CR 71/11/99

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

6 MGR no case registered 1 x BR


1 Richards Bay Richards Bay

CR65/04/98

2 x horns recovered by SAPS

2 Hlathikhulu UGR Kwambonambi

CR118/12/98

2 BR horns

stolen

1 BR horn recovered

2 W/R horns recovered by SAPS – believed to

be from Umfolozi GR

15 2 WR horns

stolen

These 2 horns were recovered; docket

transferred to Head office ES Desk

14 Bedfordview


stolen

1999

1998

3 Nomageja HGR Hluhluwe

CR 50/12/98

1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen


Warner Beach

CR493/08/98

1 Durban CR Swart

CR1972/02/97

1 x B/R horn recovered by SAPS

2 Tekwane stream UGR Mtubatuba CR28/03/97 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

3 Durban CR Swart CR324/03/97 2 x W/R horns recovered by SAPS

4 Mfulamkhulu UGR Hlabisa CR31/11/97 2 BR horns

stolen

between 1995 and 1997


1 Nkolokoto Mtubatuba Kwamsane CR28/03/96 2 WR horns 2 horns recovered

2 Nqolothi UGR Mtubatuba

CR160/03/96

1 x

attempt,

target

species

unknown

no animals injured

3 Ubizane Hluhluwe no case registered 1 x

attempt at

W/R

4 Mkuze Falls Magudu no case registered 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

1997

1996

5 Durban 1 x W/R horn recovered by SANAB

Hluhluwe

CR /01/95

Mkuze

CR35/02/95

3 Nzimane HGR Hluhluwe

CR 56/04/95

2 x BR 1 BR horn

stolen

Mkuze

CR22/06/95


1 Nomageja HGR Hluhluwe CR52/02/94 2 x WR no horns removed

Nigel

CR67/03/94

Ladysmith

CR24/05/94

Hluhluwe

CR51/08/94

5 Mashiya HGR Hluhluwe

CR 26/11/94

1 x BR no horns removed

Hluhluwe

CR27/11/94

7 Ntshenteka UGR Mtubatuba

CR221/12/94

4 x WR no horns removed

Mtubatuba

CR 146/10/93

Hluhluwe

HGR 1 x BR wounded only

19931 Mtunzini UGR 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

6

2 HGR 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

2 WR horns 2 x horns recovered

1 x WR

1994

2 Cibilenhlazi UGR

4 Nomageja HGR 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

3 Spioenkop

19951 HGR 1 x BR wounded only

2 MGR 1 x BR

4 Dakela MGR 1 x WR 1 WR horn

stolen

CR 02/10/93

3 IGR no case reg. 1 WR

speared

4 MGR no case reg. 1 x BR

Mtubatuba

CR 22/10/92

Hluhluwe

CR 20/02/92

Ubombo

CR 03/12/92

2 animals died stuck in mud

(1 was a juvenile )



7 MGR no case reg. 1 x WR

1 Macwetshaneni UGR No case registered 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

Mtubatuba

CR 43/08/91

1 Mtunzini UGR None 1 x BR no horns removed

Mtubatuba 2 WR horns

stolen

MGR no case reg.

1990

2 Macwetshaneni UGR 1 x WR

4

1 WR horn

stolen

4 WR horns

stolen

1991

2 Noma UGR 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

3 MGR 1 x WR

2 HGR Nomageja 1 x WR

2 HGR 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

19921 Ukhukho UGR 2 x WR 4 WR horns

stolen

CR 106/05/90

Mtubatuba

CR 106/05/90

Mtubatuba (1 juv. animal)

CR 22/07/90

5 Ntonyane UGR Mtubatuba

CR 57/12/90

2 x W/R no horns removed

6 MGR No case reg. 1 x BR




10 MGR No case reg. 1 x BR carcass older than 1 year

2 WR horns

stolen

Okhukho UGR 1 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

2 Macwetshaneni UGR 1 x WR

4 Noma UGR 2 x WR 2 WR horns

stolen

3

11 kzn rhino poaching table 1990-date

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