We could live in a world that has only the Big Three
Ian Michler
25 August 2013

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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