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perform an autopsy on a Rhino that was shot by poachers.
SANParks veterinarians perform an autopsy on a slain Rhino as
part of a criminal counter poaching investigation.  SKUKUZA,
SOUTH AFRICA — We’re at the operations center waiting for a ride
to camp. A gray-haired gentleman sporting a goatee and glasses
approaches us.  “Are you busy? We just received word that a
fresh rhino carcass was found and we’re heading there now,” he
said.  It is extremely rare, he went on to say, that a fresh
carcass is discovered. Usually the carcasses are found after
several days in the sun. And after they’ve been scavenged.
Shortly after we arrive on the scene, the circumstances of the
Rhino’s death emerge. A poacher shot and wounded the Rhino and
officials had no choice but to put it down. Its horn is still
intact — a fact that punctuates the senselessness of the
killing. No one gains. Everyone loses.  SANParks veterinarian
services performs an autopsy on the dead Rhi