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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 30 Dec 2015

    At least one rhino is killed for its horn every day in South Africa http://bbc.in/1P1cRs6  #poachingpic.twitter.com/IjO2t1r1ns

    8:58 PM - 30 Dec 2015
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    • Sam, AGONA Heath Boyce 🇦🇺 Ruby #nonukes Alice Dawn Phelan II CAPO DEI CAPI Meth S. Reeves Moëz BHAR Simon Hedges Mpumi Mbethe
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      1. Marcia Conduru‏ @ConduruNews 30 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        At least one rhino is killed for its horn every day in South Africa http://bbc.in/1P1cRs6  #poaching pic.twitter.com/moAOO3DDXE @BBCAfrica

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      1. Dr. Gayle Pedersen‏ @RhinoGayle 30 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica @simonhedges64 U can help me work on genetic management of our surviving rhino populations:http://www.experiment.com/africanrhinos 

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      2. SeRo LeMo‏ @slrm13 30 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @scatteredsister it should be not a least, something must be done ,to stop this fools for going further

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Ruby #nonukes‏ @treesforlife3 30 Dec 2015
        Replying to @slrm13

        @slrm13 @BBCAfrica yes, it's tragic and I blame the ones who create the market for these products.

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      4. SeRo LeMo‏ @slrm13 30 Dec 2015
        Replying to @treesforlife3

        @scatteredsister @BBCAfrica one way another crime will always rise ,what we can do ! find the big fishes who're in control of this operation

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. Peter Denston‏ @PeterDenston 30 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld I wonder if we could convince Chinese that poacher penis is much better than rhino horn?

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      1. Dale Nelson‏ @dnelsons1991 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld highly unlikely

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      1. alex kovaleski #FBPE #StopBrexit #A50Challenge‏ @alex_kovaleski 31 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica @GrahameLucas traditional 'medicine' is not a victimless crime

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      1. elekwachi ikechukwu‏ @elekwachii12 31 Dec 2015
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        WHY BUT IS NOT FARE @bbcafrica

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      1. United Kingdom: news‏ @TopRT_GB 30 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica: "At least one rhino is killed for its horn every day in South Africa…" #1 in United Kingdomhttp://www.toprt.com/TopRT_GB/?t=682425603220467712 …

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      1. Ireland: top news‏ @TopRT_IE 30 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica: "At least one rhino is killed for its horn every day in South Africa…" #1 in #Irelandhttp://www.toprt.com/TopRT_IE/?t=682425603220467712 …

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      1. Saira Mehreen Abbasi‏ @Saira_M_Abbasi 30 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld Terrible.They will b no rhinos left at this rate.South Africa must take strict measures & provide protection to rhinos

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      1. Donald Cordery‏ @donaldcordery 30 Dec 2015
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld Unacceptable!

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      2. Sofia‏ @MorishIdle 30 Dec 2015
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld how about making Chinese medicine illegal. It is one of this happens.

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      3. @luncheonham‏ @luncheonham 31 Dec 2015
        Replying to @MorishIdle

        @MorishIdle She didn't used the word #Chinese (package/file rpt); We all still know "who" > @BBCAfrica @BBCWorld BBC < Demagoguery #racism

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