Community | September 10, 2009 | 4 comments

Drought, poaching kill 100 elephants in Kenya

source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32755115/ns/world_news-world_environment/

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"NAIROBI, Kenya - Poaching and drought-related hunger have killed more than 100 of Kenya's famous elephants in the north of the country so far this year, conservationists say.
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"Around 23,000 elephants live in Kenya but populations can be devastated by poaching within a couple of years. A recent survey in Chad showed its elephant population had declined from 3,800 to just over 600 in the past three years.

'The drought is one of nature's big events," he said. "It hits all animals, elephants, people and others but the ivory trade is much more serious and could do much more damage if it remains unchecked'."
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4 comments // Drought, poaching kill 100 elephants in Kenya

  • juxzta1
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      juxzta1  

    • This is the most despicable! ANd these sub-human pieces of feces are not only destroying their own karma but probably affecting the worlds karma as a whole. This is why we are all going to hell in a hand basket. Humans= Some of the foulest creatures to ever inhabit mother earth.

    • 2 years ago
  • estee_arie
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      lookatmypix  

    • The video above is called "Black Market"
      by Patrick Brown

      From the article link:
      "The wildlife trade is the third-largest illegal trade in the world after guns and drugs. Learn who is buying and selling and see the species put at risk by the trade."

      Get involved.

    • 2 years ago
  • lookatmypix
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