Eight-year-old Alyssa Carter has raised over £20,000 towards protecting rhinos in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Here. she meets veteran South African explorer Kingsley Holgate.
Eight-year-old Alyssa Carter has raised over £20,000 towards protecting rhinos in Kruger National Park, South Africa. Here. she meets veteran South African explorer Kingsley Holgate.
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Rhinoceroses in Kruger face a growing threat from poachers due to high demand for the horns from East Asia, where they are used in traditional medicine.
Rhinoceroses in Kruger face a growing threat from poachers due to high demand for the horns from East Asia, where they are used in traditional medicine.
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Alyssa sells chocolates, and a range of other branded goods, at her school to raise funds, and has been featured on South African TV and radio.
Alyssa sells chocolates, and a range of other branded goods, at her school to raise funds, and has been featured on South African TV and radio.
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She has raised funds towards two trained sniffer dogs, which will patrol the entrance and exit points to the park, sniffing out poachers' weapons and contraband.
She has raised funds towards two trained sniffer dogs, which will patrol the entrance and exit points to the park, sniffing out poachers' weapons and contraband.
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Kruger spans an area of approximately two million hectares and borders two other countries -- making the protection of its inhabitants an ongoing battle.
Kruger spans an area of approximately two million hectares and borders two other countries -- making the protection of its inhabitants an ongoing battle.
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More than 1,200 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2014 -- <a href="http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/01/150122-rhino-poaching-south-africa-conservation-science/" target="_blank" target="_blank">an increase of 20% on the previous year</a>, and the highest total since records began.
More than 1,200 rhinos were illegally killed in South Africa in 2014 -- an increase of 20% on the previous year, and the highest total since records began.
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Carter speaks at schools and business events to raise awareness of the rhinoceros' struggle in the face of poaching.
Carter speaks at schools and business events to raise awareness of the rhinoceros' struggle in the face of poaching.
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Kruger's park rangers began relocating rhinos last year to <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-28758910" target="_blank" target="_blank">clear "poaching hotspots" near the porous Mozambique border</a>.
Kruger's park rangers began relocating rhinos last year to clear "poaching hotspots" near the porous Mozambique border.
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Kruger National Park is home to roughly 10,000 rhinos -- <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/30/world/africa/rhino-poaching-kruger-national-park/">a quarter of the world's population.</a>
Kruger National Park is home to roughly 10,000 rhinos -- a quarter of the world's population.
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