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Elephants are being slaughtered by the
Sudanese army in neighbouring countries to supply mainly the Asian
market with ivory. According to a study by the UK-based charity Care for the Wild International (CFTWI) 75 % of the ivory
is sold to Chinese traders and the rest goes to the tourist ‘craft
trade’ for nick nacks.
The Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild
Fauna and Flora (CITES) has banned ivory since 1990, but most of the
tusks in circulation now are from recent kills. According to the study
12,000 elephants are killed each year.
Why does this mega-fauna, which stomped the Earth for ages have to be pulped for no good reason?
