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Genetic assignment of large seizures of elephant ivory reveals Africa's major poaching hotspots [1]

Poaching of elephants is now occurring at rates that threaten African populations with extinction. Identifying the number and location of Africa’s major poaching hotspots may assist efforts to end poaching and facilitate recovery of elephant populations. We genetically assign origin to 28 large ivory seizures (≥0.5 tons) made between 1996-2014, also testing assignment accuracy. Results suggest that the major poaching hotspots in Africa may be currently concentrated in as few as two areas. Increasing law enforcement in these two hotspots could help curtail future elephant losses across Africa and disrupt this organized transnational crime.

Publication Date: 
18/06/2015
S. K. Wasser [2], L. Brown [3], C. Mailand & et al [4]
Science Express [5]
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Tags:
Elephant [6], Africa [7], Poaching [8], Endangered Species [9], Illegal Trade [10], Wildlife Trade [11], Kenya [12], Tanzania [13], Congo [14], Zambia [15], National Parks [16]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-k-wasser
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/l-brown
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/c-mailand-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/science-express
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-trade
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kenya
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tanzania
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congo
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/zambia
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks