Last Days of Ivory

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  Tracking the Illegal Tusk Trade

  National Geographic

  Elephant ivory is a key source of funding for armed groups in central Africa like the Lord’s Resistance Army. National Geographic commissioned the creation of artificial tusks with hidden GPS trackers that were planted in the smuggling supply chain.

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  The African Elephant's 'Last Days'

  huffingtonpost.com - Joe Peyronnin

  The African elephant is a magnificent creature, but its time on earth is rapidly coming to an end. The African elephant population has decreased by …

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  How Killing Elephants Finances Terror in Africa

  National Geographic

  Armed groups help fund operations by smuggling elephant ivory. Can fake tusks with hidden GPS trackers thwart them? By Bryan Christy Photographs by Brent Stirton Published August 12, 2015 When the American Museum of Natural History wanted to update the hall of North American mammals, taxidermist George …

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  100 elephants killed EVERY DAY for illegal ivory trade

  express.co.uk - Stuart Winter

  THE planet has united to fight the scourge of the illegal ivory trade but still tons of “white gold” are being smuggled on to the black market. PAThe …

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  GPS Trackers In Fake Elephant Tusks Reveal Ivory Smuggling Route

  NPR

  Hide caption Baby elephants are a welcome sight in Zakouma National Park in Chad. Thanks to stepped-up enforcement, the park hasn't lost an elephant to poachers since 2012. Without the stress of poaching, the elephants started breeding again, and more than 40 calves have been born. Brent …