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“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. Four were felled by an ex-Rwandan Hutu FDLR militia, formerly known as Interahamwe. Three elephants were murdered by the local Mai-Mai militia (PARECO), five by the Congolese military (FARDC), and two by local villagers. From eastern Congo’s Virunga National Park where the slaughter occurred, Emmanuel de Morode, who heads the conservation group Wildlife Direct, says the killing frenzy was also encouraged by a readily available pool of weapons.” - VOA News

“An enormous elephant has successfully eluded darting with a sedative and seems reluctant to be relocated – so a conservationist grabs the beast by the tail and pulls.” - NEWS.com.au

“An enormous elephant has successfully eluded darting with a sedative and seems reluctant to be relocated – so a conservationist grabs the beast by the tail and pulls.” - AdelaideNow

“Rangers in the Democratic Republic of Congo believe that rising demand for ivory in China is to blame for an unprecedented wave of elephant poaching in one of the country’s war-torn national parks.” - Fueling World Ivory Trade Spells New Threat to Africa’s Elephant Population
Fears over Congo elephant killing
Fueling World Ivory Trade Spells New Threat to Africa’s Elephant Population
Congo elephants killed as ivory demand jumps - group
African Elephant Countries Strategize to Thwart Poaching

“Fourteen rare elephants in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s Virunga National Park have been killed since mid-April, a conservation group says.” - BBC NEWS

“South Africa has lifted a 13-year ban on elephant culling, to help manage the flourishing pachyderm population.” - South Africa resumes elephant culls
>The Great Beyond

“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

“Soldiers, rebels and villagers in Democratic Republic of Congo killed 14 elephants in as many days in Africa’s oldest national park to meet rising Chinese demand for ivory, a conservation group said on Thursday.” - Reuters.com

“South Africa is about to lift a 13-year ban on elephant culling, as the animal’s population rises and encroaches on areas where people live. However, it’s unclear just how many elephants might be killed after the moratorium is lifted Thursday.” - VOA News

“The government had stopped this practice in 1995 when the population of elephants was judged to be dangerously low. However now that they’re seeking to reinstate it, something has come up: expert scientists believe that elephants have cognitive capacity.” - Environmental Graffiti

“South Africa’s 13-year moratorium on elephant culling was set to be lifted on Thursday to combat a surge in population numbers, despite an outcry from animal rights activists.” - AFP

“It’s been illegal to kill the animals for the past 13 years, but since then their numbers have more than doubled from about 8,000 to 20,000.” -
CBBC Newsround

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“South Africa has done such a good job of protecting its elephants that it’s now facing a population explosion. On May 1, the government is lifting a 13-year ban on killing them.” - Bloomberg.com

“Elephant Attack Victim Missing Body Parts”- allAfrica.com