Every year, 30,000 elephants are killed by poachers in Africa. (newscientist.com)
Then, just a week later, a survey found that more rhinos had been killed by poachers in South Africa in 10 months of 2011 than any previous single year. (treehugger.com)
African rhinos remain under intense pressure from poachers who kill them to meet demand for their horns in illegal markets, primarily in Vietnam and China. (nbcwashington.com)