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Zimbabwe poaching on rise

Ellen Wallace — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:16:43 +0000

GenevaLunch.com Gland, Switzerland and Harare, Zimbabwe (GenevaLunch) – Evidence appears to be growing that poaching is on the rise in Zimbabwe and that international gangs are working with local poachers, based on converging reports from several sources. The increased poaching affects elephants and rhinos. Several species of both are on the protected species lists published by [...]

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Illegal ivory trafficking on rise

Ellen Wallace — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:27:07 +0000

GenevaLunch.com West and Central Africa appear to the be source of a sharp increase since 2008 in illegal trade in ivory, with China as the main destination, according to Traffic, a group that monitors ivory trade. Trafficking has doubled, the group reports. The suspected increase is based on quantities of ivory seized, which are likely only [...]