Can someone tell me why it is always ‘might’ and ‘could,’ when it comes to the protection of one of our most famous and beloved wild animals? Wild animals that are being slaughtered for a false medicine. Eight more were killed between Friday and yesterday..

This, from the Mail & Guardian:

The SA National Defence Force could be called in to help prevent rhino poaching in the North West, Premier Thandi Modise said on Monday.

“The cruelty and brutality against the rhino, as symbol of our ecology and rich heritage, has gone too far,” she said in a statement.

“…Recent incidents dictate for extraordinary measures to protect our tourism and biodiversity.”

Modise was reacting to the poaching of seven rhinos at the Klipkopspruit Farm near Rustenburg on Friday.

The Hawks confirmed on Monday that another rhino was poached at the weekend, but could not immediately provide details.

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Not good enough.

Can someone wake me up when they confirm that the army HAS BEEN called in to save the rhinos.. outside of the Kruger National Park.