Saturday 2 March 2013

Elephants Vanish in Congo Reserve

To match Feature AFRICA-POACHING/The Okapi Faunal Reserve was thought to be a safe haven for forest elephants in the otherwise conflict-stricken eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo. But a new report finds that unabated poaching has sent the population into serious decline. Just 1,700 elephants are left inside the reserve, and that number could be zero within 10 years, conservationists warn.



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Elephants Vanish in Congo Reserve

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