South African president opens anti-poaching center at wildlife park to protect rhinos
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South Africa's president says South Africans don't want a future where rhinos become extinct and the only rhinoceros they see is on the back of a banknote or postage stamp.
President Jacob Zuma spoke Sunday during a visit to the country's Kruger National Park, where poachers have been killing record numbers of rhinos for their horns.
Zuma opened a joint operations center designed to allow police to better coordinate anti-poaching efforts at the park with other government agencies, including the environment ministry.
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The president said South Africa is home to 22,000 rhinos, which is more than 80 percent of the global rhino population.