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Tag: elephant tusks

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Thai prime minister announces end to ivory trade

Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the weekend pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a key opportunity to stem global wildlife trafficking. Her statement came after the call of nearly 1.5 million... Read More
Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the weekend pledged to end ivory trade in Thailand, seizing a key opportunity...
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Poachers kill over 11,000 elephants in Gabon

A new study confirms what has been long suspected: elephant populations are being decimated to the point that the survival of the species in Central Africa is now in question. Read More
A new study confirms what has been long suspected: elephant populations are being decimated to the point that the...
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Elephant poaching and ivory trade on the rise

An estimated 4,000 to 12,000 are killed each year for their tusks. In Egypt, failure in law enforcement and new buyers fuel that country's illegal ivory market. Read More
An estimated 4,000 to 12,000 are killed each year for their tusks. In Egypt, failure in law enforcement and...
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