REFILE: South Africa releases rhino poaching figures The South African government releases rhino poaching figures and measures to combat the crisis on Thursday, as the killing of the endangered species escalate. To illustrate this story, we are refiling the following report from October 2013: South African conservationists are poisoning rhino horns to make them harmful to humans. It's the latest tactic in the war against poachers, who have killed almost 800 rhinos so far this year. A natural sound version of an AFPTV report.