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Ivory is for Elephants

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The elephant ivory trade has been banned since 1990, but poaching continues.

Poaching accounts for about 40 percent of elephant deaths — that’s about 20,000 African elephants a year.

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More information on how elephants are faring today is here:

The state of the world’s elephant populations — Our World in Data

ELEPHANT ORGANIZATIONS:

The Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee

Akashinga

Sheldrick Wildlife Trust

Elephant Voices

Born Free

Maria Fotopoulos writes about the connection between overpopulation and biodiversity loss, and from time to time other topics that confound her.

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