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Poachers Kill 65 Elephants, 30 Rhinos in Zimbabwe: Official
Animals  (tags: elephants massacred, ivory trade, international crime sydnicate, poachers, wildlife, tragedy )

Simone
- 22 days ago - google.com
An international crime syndicate is behind an escalation in poaching in Zimbabwe which has slaughtered 65 elephants and 30 rhinos this year, a wildlife official said Monday. "From January to October this year we have lost 65 elephants through poaching
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Zambian Villagers at War With Elephants Fleeing Zimbabwean Poachers
Animals  (tags: zambia, conflicts, humans, poachers, elephants, destruction, elephants massacred, tragedy, wildlife )

Simone
- 168 days ago - timesonline.co.uk
They came at night. Half a dozen huge, angry beasts trampled through the village, devouring anything edible and destroying everything in their path. In a matter of minutes, the small village's harvest was gone -- and the Zambian inhabitants had lost
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Thailand a Hub for Growing Illegal Ivory Trade
Animals  (tags: thailand, ivory trade, report, elephants massacred, authorities, loopholes )

Simone
- 168 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
Legal loopholes and insufficient law enforcement mean that Thailand continues to harbour the largest illegal ivory market in Asia, says a new report from the wildlife trade monitoring network TRAFFIC. The report also raises concerns that legal provisions
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The Big Question: Is It Right to Sell Ivory, or Does It Just Encourage the Poaching of Elephants?
Animals  (tags: south africa, ivory auction, poaching, elephants massacred, wildlife, disappearing, cruelty, trade )

Simone
- 404 days ago - independent.co.uk
Why are we asking this now? Because the first officially sanctioned auction of raw ivory since 1999 kicked off in Namibia yesterday and made $1.2m (£770,000) from a commodity that it is normally illegal to sell. Over the next month, four southern
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The Plight of the Elephant
Animals  (tags: plight of the elephant, vanshing, humans, conflicts, poachers, wildlife trafficking, ivory trade, cruelty, elephants massacred )

Simone
- 606 days ago - emagazine.com
According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the African Elephant population has fallen from 1.6 million to less than 500,000 in the past 25 years, and it is estimated that only 30,000 Asian elephants are left in the wild. Poaching is most common
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Stop Elephant Culling (Killing) - PETITION
Animals  (tags: south africa, elephants massacred, killed, wild animals, protection, freedom, destroyers of wildlife, petition, outrage )

Simone
- 649 days ago - gopetition.com
We the Elephants Lovers of the World call on you & your government to PLEASE reverse the decision to cull Elephants. Our objective is to raise awareness & to realise there should be a better solution to the damage being done to the environment. Please
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