Ivory consumption is unsustainable and is causing a dramatic decline in the number of African elephants, according to a new study, “Illegal killing for ivory drives global decline in African elephants”, published in the August 19 issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/100000-killed-3-years-africa-may-have-no-elephants-few-decades
[2] http://www.downtoearth.org.in/content/100000-killed-3-years-africa-may-have-no-elephants-few-decades
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/kiran-pandey
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/down-earth
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/asia
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species