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Poachers make 2012 a deadly year for Africa's rhinos, elephants [1]

Africa's biggest animals were poached in near record numbers in 2012, with surging demand for horn and ivory from Asia driving the slaughter of rhinos and elephants.

Publication Date: 
28/12/2012
Reuters [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Poaching [4], Africa [5], Rhinoceros [6], Elephant [7], Endangered Species [8], Asia [9], Illegal Trade [10], Congo [11], Cameroon [12], China [13], Uganda [14], CITES [15], South Africa [16], Botswana [17], Kenya [18], Tanzania [19], Mozambique [20]

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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/reuters
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[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rhinoceros
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congo
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cameroon
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uganda
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cites
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/south-africa
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/botswana
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[20] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mozambique