Mar. 4, 2013 — African forest elephants are being poached out of existence. A study just published in the online journal PLOS ONE shows that across their range in central Africa, a staggering 62 percent of all forest elephants have been killed for their ivory over the past decade. "Saving the species requires a coordinated global effort in the countries where elephants occur -- all along the ivory smuggling routes, and at the final destination in the Far East. We don't have much time before elephants are gone," says the other lead author Dr. Fiona Maisels also of WCS.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/03/130304211232.htm
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60 Percent of Africa's Forest Elephants Killed for Their Ivory Over Past Decade
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