Record 1,215 rhino poached in South Africa in 2014: Official

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PRETORIA (AFP) - A record 1,215 rhinos were poached in South Africa in 2014, a 21 per cent increase from the previous year, environmental authorities said on Thursday.
Over two thirds of the animals were killed in the famed Kruger National Park.