Forest elephant populations in one of Central Africa’s largest sanctuaries have declined between 78% and 81% because of poaching, a new study finds. More than 25,000 elephants in Gabon’s Minkébé National Park may have been killed for their ivory between 2004 and 2014. With nearly half of Central Africa’s forest elephants thought to live in Gabon, the loss of elephants from the park is a considerable setback for the preservation of the species.
Anti-poaching activist shot dead in Tanzania; motive unclear
Posted:Thu, 17 Aug 2017 13:25:32 -0400
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A prominent conservationist who worked on high profile ivory smuggling cases has been shot dead in Tanzania, colleagues said on Tuesday, although the motive for the killing was unclear. http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/environment/~3/lo5XICPb1A8/us-tanzania-shooting-idUSKCN1AX27I
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