Tanzania in denial over 60% elephant population crash

The Ecologist
Jun 4, 2015, 12:45 pm63 pts
After six months of denial Tanzania has finally admitted that its elephants have suffered a catastrophic 60% decline in five years. But they still refuse to accept it's caused by poaching for ivory, rampant corruption and 'above the law' smuggling networks.

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