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Tag Archives: Spencer the rhino
So this is what killed Spencer the Rhino
Spencer the Rhino’s, post-mortem and a toxicology report are out. And it reads like that of an overweight middle aged man, carrying a fatal underlying condition. I had almost expected to read that Spencer had a bottle of Scotch a … Continue reading →
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Death on the job
We didn’t know the rhino was dying. For about 45 minutes we, the press corps, crowded around the darted beast struggling to get a clear picture or even a glimpse of what the wildlife vets were doing. The rhino appeared … Continue reading →
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Tagged conservation, Rhino and Lion Nature Reserve, rhino death, rhino poaching, Spencer the rhino
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