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Celebrity Rhino Toliwe Found Murdered by Poachers

Rhishja Larson — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:44:28 +0000

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Toliwe, a tame, hand-raised White Rhino, was found in Mount Savannah, dead from six bullet wounds, and his horn partially hacked off.

In a shocking rhino poaching incident, poachers have boldly killed South Africa’s celebrity rhino, Toliwe.

Rob Dickerson, Toliwe’s owner, told The Times that the rhino was most likely still alive as the poachers were sawing off the horn. It was later reported that someone flying over Mount Savannah nature reserve saw the murderers trying to remove Toliwe’s horn, and called authorities.

Toliwe was a tame rhino, who was known to approach people and allow them to pet him. He is featured in the Cell C commercial (see above) and can also be seen in Wild at Heart, broadcast on the BBC channel.

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Two Mexican Social Activists Found Tortured, Murdered

Alex Felsinger — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 17:35:16 +0000

The bodies of two well-known social activists were found Guerrero, Mexico showing clear signs of torture.

Raul Lucas and Manuel Ponce were captured on February 13th by three people claiming to be police in Ayutla de los Libres, according to relatives. The men were attending a meeting regarding plans to open several new schools in the area.

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Native Man Killed by Poachers Over Illegal Fishing Catch

Alex Felsinger — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:59:14 +0000

Poachers killed an indigenous man on the remote Indian Andaman Islands after him and other members of his tribe, the Jarawa, requested that the poachers share their fish bounty with the tribe. The Andamans and their surrounding waters are protected but an increasing number of poachers have been fishing in the area.

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Organic Farmer Murdered After Protesting Toxic Dumpsite

Alex Felsinger — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:33:45 +0000

An Indian organic farmer and anti-pollution advocate was shot to death on Monday while in the midst of exposing an illegal dumpsite on his property to the media.

Challa Krishnamurthy started a 20-acre organic farm in Gowribidanur, India with the intention to make it a model for how others should treat the land. But despite his efforts to keep his property free of toxic chemicals, he discovered that a local distillery and sugarcane factory had been dumping untreated waste onto his property as well as others.

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