{"id":629406,"date":"2026-04-25T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/629406\/"},"modified":"2026-04-25T06:00:11","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T06:00:11","slug":"anti-poaching-director-killed-by-black-rhino-while-protecting-wildlife-in-eastern-cape","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/629406\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-poaching director killed by black rhino while protecting wildlife in Eastern Cape"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-10181997.jpeg\" alt=\"South Africa is home to most of the world\u2019s rhino population and has been battling a relentless poaching crisis for years, with black rhinos being critically endangered. \" height=\"729\" width=\"1080\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    South Africa is home to most of the world\u2019s rhino population and has been battling a relentless poaching crisis for years, with black rhinos being critically endangered.\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                        Kevin Schafer\/Getty Images\n                    <\/p>\n<p>\n            Be among those who shape the future with knowledge. Uncover exclusive stories that captivate your mind and heart with our FREE 14-day subscription trial. Dive into a world of inspiration, learning, and empowerment. You can only trial once.\n        <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South Africa is home to most of the world\u2019s rhino population and has been battling a relentless poaching&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":629407,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1313,64,63,2929,232747,75,304977,128],"class_list":["post-629406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-animals","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-conservation","tag-eastern-cape","tag-environment","tag-samara-karoo-reserve","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629406\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}