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South African park considers rhino evacuation

By Christopher Torchia
Published July 21, 2014 2:16pm ET
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South African park considers rhino evacuation
A mural painted on a suburban wall in Johannesburg, South Africa calls for the halt to rhino poaching, Monday, July 21, 2014. Officials at Kruger park, South Africa's flagship wildlife reserve, are considering a plan to move some rhinos out of the park in an attempt to protect them from poachers. A spokesman said that no decision has been made on the plan adding that the idea would be to "spread the risk" to other reserves because the Kruger park is heavily targeted by poachers, many of whom cross from neighboring Mozambique. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell) | Denis Farrell

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s Kruger National Park is considering a plan to move some rhinos out of the flagship wildlife reserve in an attempt to protect them from poachers.

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