{"id":631779,"date":"2010-01-15T12:41:54","date_gmt":"2010-01-15T17:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2010\/01\/15\/zimbabwe-rhino-poacher-sentenced-to-17-years-turning-point-at-last\/"},"modified":"2010-01-15T12:41:54","modified_gmt":"2010-01-15T17:41:54","slug":"zimbabwe-rhino-poacher-sentenced-to-17-years-turning-point-at-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/631779","title":{"rendered":"Zimbabwe Rhino Poacher Sentenced to 17 Years: Turning Point At Last?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-5334\" href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2010\/01\/15\/zimbabwe-rhino-poacher-sentenced-to-17-years-turning-point-at-last\/calf-poached-num1-m\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5334\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/go635254.s3.amazonaws.com\/ecoworldly\/files\/2010\/01\/calf-poached-num1-m.jpg?resize=500%2C375\" alt=\"Rhino calf killed in Zimbabwe by poachers due to Chinese demand for illegal rhino horn.\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Masvingo regional court has sentenced a member of the Mazhongwe rhino poaching gang to 17 years in prison for killing  an endangered rhino.<\/h3>\n<p>Justice &#8211; at last:  Zimbabwe rhino poacher Tichaona Mutyairi has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for killing a rhino and firing on police in October 2009.<\/p>\n<p>After years of letting the killers walk free, could this case finally be the turning point in the war against rhino poaching in Zimbabwe?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/ecoworldly.com\/2010\/01\/15\/zimbabwe-rhino-poacher-sentenced-to-17-years-turning-point-at-last\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more of this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:gIN9vFwOqvQ\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:gIN9vFwOqvQ\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?i=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?a=z_E1z4Lc60g:68Qhb9nMxXg:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/ecoworldly\/com?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/ecoworldly\/com\/~4\/z_E1z4Lc60g\" height=\"1\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/DyErBpEUMV5kPcphTznN5Wszu_U\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/DyErBpEUMV5kPcphTznN5Wszu_U\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/DyErBpEUMV5kPcphTznN5Wszu_U\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/DyErBpEUMV5kPcphTznN5Wszu_U\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/RenewableEnergyNewsSyndicator\/~4\/o67M_cvNLP4\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Masvingo regional court has sentenced a member of the Mazhongwe rhino poaching gang to 17 years in prison for killing an endangered rhino. Justice &#8211; at last: Zimbabwe rhino poacher Tichaona Mutyairi has been sentenced to 17 years in jail for killing a rhino and firing on police in October 2009. 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