Demand for elephant skin driving up poaching in Myanmar (warning: graphic images)

Mongabay
Jun 6, 2017, 4:40 am121 pts
A new elephant poaching "crisis" is emerging in Myanmar, WWF announced yesterday. In addition to targeting wild elephants for their tusks, poachers are now killing elephants for their skin. The hide is reportedly being used for traditional medicine or is being turned into jewellery. Since 2013, more than 100…

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