http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/03/12/...in6291895.shtml
(No pictures of dead elephants, Grace)
Full Version: Hard being a elephant
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"We totally believe that any experiments to allow partial lifting of (the) international ban in ivory trade stimulates elephant poaching and leads to ivory laundering," the Kenyan Wildlife Service's Patrick Omandi said. "Indeed there has been an increase in poaching across the entire continent, with some countries losing their entire population."
Some people totally believe in leprechauns.
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An average set of tusks can net $2,000 or more locally - a huge sum to an impoverished rural family in an area where seasonal rains have failed the last five years, ruining crops and spreading hunger.
Said hunger and impoverishment likely have nothing to do with the increase in poaching.
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It noted in its proposal that its elephant population has risen from about 55,000 in 1989 to almost 137,000, according to a 2007 study.
Greater availability likely has nothing to do with the increase in poaching.
QUOTE (iowanic @ Mar 14 2010, 06:51 PM) 
Are there pictures of almost dead elephants? Anything whatsoever which indicates the elephant is in any distress? Your title worries me.
There is a picture of elephants that look a tad riled. As if they'd just heard gas prices have gone up again.
None dead or injured at all, as far as I could see. The article itself seemed a bit depressing, though.
None dead or injured at all, as far as I could see. The article itself seemed a bit depressing, though.
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