Fueling World Ivory Trade Spells New Threat to Africa’s Elephant Population

“An upsurge of elephant poaching in the Democratic Republic of Congo has resulted in the killing of 14 elephants in the past two weeks by militias, the military, and local villagers.” - VOA News

Tags: Africa, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ivory, Man/Animal Conflict, Poaching, VOA

Posted on Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 at 9:33 am

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