"President Kikwete has failed to crack down on powerful ivory syndicates behind elephant poaching in the country, despite the fact that large shipments of smuggled ivory tusks from Tanzania have been intercepted in recent years in many Asian countries." said Thornton. "President Kikwete needs to address the somber reality that high-level government corruption in the police, military, customs and wildlife departments is supporting the illegal ivory trade in Tanzania." Source: prnewswire/news-releases/environmentalists-urge-tanzanias-president-to-crack-down-on-elephant-poaching-224242501.html
Posted on: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 08:14:45 +0000
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