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Conservation of the african elephants, investigations of the illegal ivory trade and other threats for wildlife

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@save-elephants Jul 19, 2018, 5:44 PM UTC

Illegal ivory trade in Africa - examples of worked ivory

In Africa, the bush- and forest-elephants are targeted for their ivory. Although it varies by these two species in size, shape, color and hardness, the use is pretty much the same – ornamental carvin…

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@save-elephants Jun 30, 2018, 9:49 PM UTC

Killed for their teeth - trade with raw tusks in Africa – photo gallery

African elephant population drops by dozens of thousands every year throughout Africa. The poaching pandemic fueled by raising demand for ivory in Asia and facilitated by poor governance, law-enforce…

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@save-elephants Jun 27, 2018, 8:56 AM UTC

Killed for their teeth - trade with raw tusks in Africa

Both bush- and forest-elephants are primarily targeted for their ivory bearing tusks nowadays. The tusks are transformed upper incisives with a steady growth trough the lifetime. Tusks are embedded d…

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@save-elephants Jun 19, 2018, 11:30 AM UTC

Elephants injured and/or orphaned by the poaching – photo gallery

Poaching „epidemy“ on African elephants gets its toll in number of injured and orphaned elephants as well. Some of them recover and get back to a normal life, others remain permanently handicaped and…

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@save-elephants Jun 10, 2018, 8:15 PM UTC

Elephants injured and/or orphaned by the poaching

Arthur F. Sniegon with an injured female elephant behind in Central Chad, 2017 Not all elephants being targeted by poachers die at the place in the shooting event. Across Africa there are lots of ele…

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@save-elephants Jun 5, 2018, 8:35 AM UTC

Poaching of elephants for ivory – tragedies on the ground – photo gallery

Remainings of a bush elephant bull in southern Chad, 2017. At least 5 elephants have been killed during a single poaching event. Arthur F. Sniegon inspecting the site. Skulls and big bones of bush el…

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@save-elephants Jun 3, 2018, 5:35 PM UTC

Poaching of elephants for ivory – tragedies on the ground

## Start of the killing Historically elephants have been killed by humans for subsistence. Tons of meat on every single adult individual lured people's attention since millenia and over the time many…

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Illegal ivory trade in Africa - examples of worked ivory

Killed for their teeth - trade with raw tusks in Africa – photo gallery

Killed for their teeth - trade with raw tusks in Africa

Elephants injured and/or orphaned by the poaching – photo gallery

Elephants injured and/or orphaned by the poaching

Poaching of elephants for ivory – tragedies on the ground – photo gallery

Poaching of elephants for ivory – tragedies on the ground