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Zimbabwe To Cull 200 Elephants To Feed Its Citizens Amid Drought
The decision follows Namibia's recent move to cull elephants and other wildlife to address food insecurity worsened by a prolonged drought.
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Most Illegal Ivory From Recently Killed Elephants: Study
More than 90 per cent of illegal ivory comes from elephants slaughtered for their tusks in the last three years, not from old government stockpiles, according to a new study released Monday.
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Kenya Torches World's Biggest Ivory Bonfire To Save Elephants
Eleven giant pyres of tusks were set alight Saturday as Kenya torched its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
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Kenya Torches Huge Elephant Tusk Stockpile
Eleven giant pyres of tusks will be set on fire today as Kenya torches its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
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Kenya Demands Total Ivory Ban To Stop Elephant Slaughter
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today demanded a total ban on trade in ivory to end trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild.
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Elephant Slaughter, Ivory Sales 'Out of Control': Conservationists
The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control", conservationists said today, with wild elephants potentially disappearing within a generation.
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Thousands March in South Africa for Rhino, Elephant Protection
Thousands in South Africa and around the world marched on Saturday to demand that governments do more to stop illegal trade in slaughtered rhinoceroses and elephants.
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Wildlife 'WikiLeaks' Targets Africa Poaching Elite
Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the anonymity of tip-offs to try to stem the killing.
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Poaching Could Wipe Out Tanzanian Elephants in Seven Years: Conservationists
Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference on Friday.
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Jackie Chan supports docu-film exposing illegal wildlife trade
Jackie Chan has joined the fight against the slaughter of elephants for ivory products by throwing his support behind the Canada-Germany co-production Gambling on Extinction.
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2,500 elephants killed in 2011 for ivory
Around 2,500 elephants were slaughtered across the world for ivory this year, according to a report by an environmental agency. Experts from Washington-based Traffic environment agency said it has been the worst year for the animals since ivory sales were banned in 1989, the Daily Mail reported.
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Zimbabwe To Cull 200 Elephants To Feed Its Citizens Amid Drought
The decision follows Namibia's recent move to cull elephants and other wildlife to address food insecurity worsened by a prolonged drought.
-
Most Illegal Ivory From Recently Killed Elephants: Study
More than 90 per cent of illegal ivory comes from elephants slaughtered for their tusks in the last three years, not from old government stockpiles, according to a new study released Monday.
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Kenya Torches World's Biggest Ivory Bonfire To Save Elephants
Eleven giant pyres of tusks were set alight Saturday as Kenya torched its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
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Kenya Torches Huge Elephant Tusk Stockpile
Eleven giant pyres of tusks will be set on fire today as Kenya torches its vast ivory stockpile in a grand gesture aimed at shocking the world into stopping the slaughter of elephants.
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Kenya Demands Total Ivory Ban To Stop Elephant Slaughter
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta today demanded a total ban on trade in ivory to end trafficking and prevent the extinction of elephants in the wild.
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Elephant Slaughter, Ivory Sales 'Out of Control': Conservationists
The slaughter of Africa's elephants and the illegal trade in ivory in China are "out of control", conservationists said today, with wild elephants potentially disappearing within a generation.
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Thousands March in South Africa for Rhino, Elephant Protection
Thousands in South Africa and around the world marched on Saturday to demand that governments do more to stop illegal trade in slaughtered rhinoceroses and elephants.
-
Wildlife 'WikiLeaks' Targets Africa Poaching Elite
Poachers slaughtering Africa's elephants and rhinos with impunity are often shielded from police by powerful connections, but a group of conservationists has turned to the anonymity of tip-offs to try to stem the killing.
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Poaching Could Wipe Out Tanzanian Elephants in Seven Years: Conservationists
Poachers are slaughtering Tanzania's elephants for their ivory at such alarming rates that the population could be completely wiped out in just seven years, conservationists told a conference on Friday.
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Jackie Chan supports docu-film exposing illegal wildlife trade
Jackie Chan has joined the fight against the slaughter of elephants for ivory products by throwing his support behind the Canada-Germany co-production Gambling on Extinction.
-
2,500 elephants killed in 2011 for ivory
Around 2,500 elephants were slaughtered across the world for ivory this year, according to a report by an environmental agency. Experts from Washington-based Traffic environment agency said it has been the worst year for the animals since ivory sales were banned in 1989, the Daily Mail reported.
