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- China’s ivory trade may soon make African elephants extinct Thu, 25 Dec 14, 4:00amChina's demand for ivory is growing and so are the number of elephants being poached to meet that demand. According to Iain Douglas-Hamilton, founder of Save the Elephants, 100,000 elephants have been slain to meet Chinese...
- Poachers Responsible for Killing 81 Elephants With Cyanide Get 15 Years and an $800,000 Fine Tue, 1 Oct 13, 1:01amThree men were arrested earlier this month in Zimbabwe for killing 81 elephants by dumping cyanide into their watering hole. Spurred on by the high prices ivory can fetch, the poachers were also responsible for the deaths...