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When Mozambique fought a war of independence in 1975, its elephant population was over 60,000. When the war ended in 1992, there were only 15,000 left. The story is the same in many African nations

Publication Date: 
30/03/2000
Down to Earth [2]
Tags:
Endangered Species [3], Wildlife [4], War [5], South Africa [6]
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