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Episode

Horizon: There's a Rhino in My Sugar

Horizon19691969-11-17

Overview

For some time now rhinos have been disturbing the workers in the Tanzanian sugar plantation and ripping open the plastic water pipes to get at the water. These incidents, and the hunting of the rhinos by helicopter, are typical of the increasing conflict between wildlife and man for land in East Africa.

Details

Series
Horizon
Season
Season 6
Episode
Episode 31
Air date
1969-11-17
Runtime
60 min

Episode context

There's a Rhino in My Sugar is Episode 31 in 1969 of Horizon. It aired on 1969-11-17. The runtime is 60 min.

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