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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • December 2nd, 2013
22,000 Elephants Slaughtered by Poachers in Africa in 2012 Alone

22,000 Elephants Slaughtered by Poachers in Africa in 2012 Alone

New UN report documents poaching rates in Africa, the results are not encouraging

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2013
Obama Administration Readies to Crush 6 Tons of Ivory

Obama Administration Readies to Crush 6 Tons of Ivory

The US will destroy its ivory stockpile in an attempt to send a message to poachers

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 6th, 2013
Nearly 800 Elephant Tusks Seized by Authorities in Tanzania

Nearly 800 Elephant Tusks Seized by Authorities in Tanzania

Some of the tusks were found hidden among snail shells filled with garlic

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • March 14th, 2013
28 Elephants Brutally Killed by Poachers in Cameroon

28 Elephants Brutally Killed by Poachers in Cameroon

The animals were slaughtered so that poachers could collect and sell their tusks

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 6th, 2013
Buddhist Temple to Get Poached Ivory as Present from Sri Lanka

Buddhist Temple to Get Poached Ivory as Present from Sri Lanka

Conservationists strongly disapprove of Sri Lanka's decision

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • January 17th, 2013
$1.2 Million Worth of Ivory Seized by Authorities in Kenya

$1.2 Million Worth of Ivory Seized by Authorities in Kenya

The 638 elephant tusks were headed for Indonesia, authorities explain

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • November 1st, 2012
Elephant Tusks Worth $1.32 Million Confiscated in Tanzania

Elephant Tusks Worth $1.32 Million Confiscated in Tanzania

One of the culprits tries to bribe the police, offers $9,500

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 29th, 2012
Ivory Audit Now Under Way in the Central African Republic

Ivory Audit Now Under Way in the Central African Republic

The goal is to fight back poaching, wildlife crimes

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  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • October 23rd, 2012
1,209 Tusks Get Confiscated by Authorities in Hong Kong

1,209 Tusks Get Confiscated by Authorities in Hong Kong

The ivory came from roughly 600 slaughtered elephants, is worth $3.4 million