In Pics: Rhino conservation in South Africa-Xinhua
In Pics: Rhino conservation in South Africa
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2026-09-29 21:26:16
A park officer and a white rhino are pictured at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
KWAZULU-NATAL, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- South Africa has made encouraging progress in reducing rhino poaching, but shifting criminal networks, mounting environmental pressures and the high cost of conservation continue to threaten the species' long-term survival, a conservation expert has said ahead of World Rhino Day, which falls on Sept. 22 annually.
A park officer explains the differences between African black and white rhinos at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)A park officer takes part in a dehorning operation on a white rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)Park officers conduct a patrol by helicopter at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows a white rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)Park officers take part in a dehorning operation on a white rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)A park officer takes part in a dehorning operation on a white rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)Park officers take part in a dehorning operation on a white rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)A park officer conducts patrol using a drone at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)A park officer fits a white rhino with a tracking device at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows a white rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)This photo taken on Aug. 19, 2026 shows a tracking device fitted to a rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)Park officers take part in a dehorning operation on a white rhino at Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa, Aug. 19, 2026. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)■
