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Targeted
for their tusks, Africa's elephants have been decimated by poaching, with a new
study showing the number has fallen by around 111,000 in the past decade
©Martin Bureau (AFP)
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The global conference
that governs wildlife trade voted Monday against proposals by Namibia and
Zimbabwe to be allowed to sell their ivory internationally, in a move welcomed
by many conservationists.
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How China's
ivory addiction explains the new world economy - The Washington Post
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Products
from elephant ivory are displayed on the centre column of a shelf inside a
carving and jewellery factory in Hong Kong, China October 23, 2015.
REUTERS/Bobby Yip
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