• save-elephants (48)in #ivory • 6 years ago

  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…

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• save-elephants (48)in #africa • 6 years ago

  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…

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• save-elephants (48)in #ivory • 6 years ago

  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.…

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• save-elephants (48)in #elephants • 6 years ago

  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…

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• save-elephants (48)in #nature • 6 years ago

  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…

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• save-elephants (48)in #elephants • 6 years ago

  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.…

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• save-elephants (48)in #introduceyourself • 6 years ago

  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…

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