Namibia: 28 rhinos poached since January, an alarming figure. Etosha National Park, which attracts many tourists to Namibia each year, has suffered the loss of 19 rhinos since January.
Poaching in the region is fueled by demand from Asia, where rhino horns are used in traditional medicine for its supposed therapeutic effects. On the black market, their price, by weight, rivals that of gold or cocaine. In neighboring South Africa, where the majority of the world's rhinos live, nearly 500 individuals were killed by poachers last year.