“In Chad, Janjaweed militia from Sudan killed 100 elephants in one afternoon; in Kenya, Somali warlords armed with rocket-propelled grenades killed four wildlife rangers during a bloody raid on herds in the Tana Delta; in Democratic Republic of Congo, a whole host of rebel groups have turned the country’s dwindling elephant population into a new cash crop.” - Independent.co.uk
“60 Minutes is going to take you to one of the last places where enormous herds of elephants — hundreds of them — range free across the African savannah. It’s remote, on the border of Chad and Sudan, and violent — near Darfur, the scene of the civil war that became a genocide. ” - CBS News
“Chad’s President Idriss Deby Itno has detached 400 regular army soldiers to defend the remnants of a once-thriving elephant population decimated by poachers, the country’s top conservation official said.” - The Raw Story
“That fight has already claimed the lives of several park rangers, as well as many poachers. The effect on Zakouma’s elephant population is also notable: more than 200 have been killed in the past year, many gunned down in large groups by poachers who attack on horse and camelback.” - Mail & Guardian Online
“One hundred elephant carcasses, most of them missing only their tusks, have been discovered by a team of scientists near Zakouma National Park in southeastern Chad.” - Environment News Service
