The African Elephant
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
July 8, 2017 11:37am CST
In 1980, in Zaire, there were about 370,000 African elephants. The largest number in any African country. But now, that number is shrinking rapidly because of poaching.
I found some interesting information that you might want to read.
Poaching is illegal and could be stopped entirely if everyone would STOP BUYING items made from Ivory and other elephant parts.
https://africageographic.com/blog/how-many-elephants-are-there/
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
8 Jul 17
Who wants stuff from ivory anyway? And it's expensive so it's mainly rich folks fault.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
11 Jul 17
I have seen lots of Ivory items in China Town in San Francisco.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
11 Jul 17
@JohnRoberts No, they weren't fake. This was about 25 years ago.
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@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Jul 17
@IreneVincent But are they "fake" ivory?
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@RasmaSandra (79929)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
8 Jul 17
Stopping to buy those items is the logical part but then who is ever entirely logical. Plus when these items are up for sale not everyone knows where they came from. Most likely the safest place for these elephants would be in a nature reserve or national park. Do poachers also capture elephants in the parks?
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
9 Jul 17
Some parks are hundreds of acres and YES, poachers can do their dirty work in the parks. These huge parks cannot be watched from every corner day and night. There are not enough guards to keep the poachers out.
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