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POACHING CRISIS: Kruger National Park rhinos are on the verge of extinction, we must declare an emergency

POACHING CRISIS: Kruger National Park rhinos are on the verge of extinction, we must declare an emergency

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Under the title Progress, SANParcs 2022 Annual Report has a deeply disturbing and immensely sad target claimed as a success: only 195 rhinos were killed by poachers in 2021 – an average of one every two days. The success, it seems, is that the year before it was a rhino every 36 hours. In its …

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Climate change has cost Australia billions. And a state bears the weight

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Queensland has suffered more economic damage from extreme weather disasters than any other state or territory, and more extreme weather is on the way. Key points: Disasters have cost Queensland around $30 billion since the 1970s Ex-QFES commissioner says disaster management system is under pressure Damage to public infrastructure in South East Queensland has cost …

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