Using DNA evidence to pinpoint poaching zones

Mongabay
By Rhett ButlerJun 30, 2015, 6:02 pm111 pts
A study published last week in Science showed that most of the ivory being trafficked today comes from two areas in Africa: savanna elephant ivory from southeast Tanzania in East Africa and forest elephant ivory from the meeting point of Gabon, the Republic of Congo, Cameroon, and Central African Republic.

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