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Rhino poacher sentenced to 18 years in prison

• A court in Malawi has convicted and sentenced a rhino poacher to 18 years in prison for killing an adult female black rhinoceros.
• Two of his accomplices were also handed sentences of ten and eight years each.
• The recent 18-year sentence might serve as a deterrent to would-be poachers, some experts say.

Down to Rhino Poacher by Malawian Government

An unprecedented total of an effective 36 years of prison time has been handed down to three people convicted for poaching a black rhinoceros in Liwonde National Park - Malawi this year.