Ivory-seeking poachers have killed 100,000 African elephants in just three years, according to a new study that provides the first reliable continent-wide estimates of illegal kills. During 2011 alone, roughly one of every twelve African elephants was killed by a poacher.... The demand for ivory, most notably in China and elsewhere in Asia, and the confusion caused by a one-time sale of confiscated ivory have helped keep black market prices high in Africa. news.nationalgeographic/news/2014/08/140818-elephants-africa-poaching-cites-census/
Posted on: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 00:59:55 +0000
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