Record number of African rhinos killed in 2015

Increase in numbers poached in Namibia and Zimbabwe offset reduction in South Africa, with 1,338 killed continent-wide, IUCN figures show

A record number of rhinos were killed by poachers across Africa last year, driven by demand in the far east for their horn.

The number slaughtered in their heartland in South Africa, which has four-fifths of the continent's rhino, dipped for the first time since the crisis exploded nearly a decade ago.