The African elephant is facing its gravest crisis since the 1980s when between 600 000 and 800 000 animals were killed in a poaching spree. Surveys and data gathered by conservation agencies and NGOs across the continent show that the current crisis is being driven primarily by two factors that are inextricably linked: the rising demand for illegal ivory in Asia and the trading opportunities in China that have been opened up by allowing one-off sales in ivory.
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