A court in the Republic of Congo has convicted three men of killing elephants for their tusks. They were handed five-year prison sentences and fined $10,000 each.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/five-year-sentences-elephant-poachers-republic-congo
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/mongabay
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/poaching
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/elephant
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/illegal-trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/congo
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/court
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa