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Poaching drives 80 percent decline in elephants in key preserve [1]

This is a small group of forest elephants in Gabon's Minkébé National Park. Poaching for the illegal ivory trade has reduced their numbers by 80 percent, according to a new study.

Publication Date: 
21/02/2017
Science Daily [2]
Tags:
Wildlife [3], Elephant [4], Poaching [5], Illegal Trade [6], Gabon [7], Africa [8], Sanctuaries [9], National Parks [10]

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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gabon
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[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
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