Elephants are evolving to become more and more tuskless in some areas because of the killing of elephants with tusks for their ivory over the last 50 years. In Gorongosa National Park, where around 90% of tusked elephants were killed, there has been a sharp decline in the number of tusked elephants.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/KimCureAll
πŸ“…︎ Oct 25 2021
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Tuskless elephants became common as an evolutionary response to poachers. When ivory poachers target elephants, the hunters can affect more than just animal numbers. In Mozambique, past hunting pressure led to an increase of naturally tuskless elephants in one park, a study finds. sciencenews.org/article/t…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/MistWeaver80
πŸ“…︎ Oct 22 2021
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Ebony and Ivory... Live together in perfect harmony 🎢 (Stella met Shel at the dog park today)
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Congo Detains Alleged Ivory Trafficker Blamed for Killings of 19 Park Rangers reuters.com/article/us-co…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ChingShih
πŸ“…︎ Jun 28 2021
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Congo Detains Alleged Ivory Trafficker Blamed for Killings of Park Rangers usnews.com/news/world/art…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Strongbow85
πŸ“…︎ Jun 11 2021
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A poacher who may have killed over 500 elephants since 2008 has been jailed for 30 years in the Republic of Congo. Mobanza Mobembo Gerard was found guilty of ivory trafficking and the attempted murder of park rangers. independent.co.uk/news/wo…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/madazzahatter
πŸ“…︎ Aug 28 2020
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Burning 105 tons of ivory at Nairobi National Park, Kenya, April 30, 2016 [1500x1000] Photo by Charlie Hamilton James
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πŸ‘€︎ u/greatyellowshark
πŸ“…︎ Aug 28 2020
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City of Joburg re-opens Ivory Park's customer service centre midrandreporter.co.za/284…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/SethRavenheart
πŸ“…︎ Apr 21 2021
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Singapore: National Parks Board to Destroy $18 Million Worth of Ivory, Launches New Centre to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade straitstimes.com/singapor…
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πŸ“…︎ Aug 11 2020
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Zimbabwe to Ship 100s of Elephants to China – 24 already sent & 170 on the way. Deal is all the more controversial since demand for ivory among Chinese consumers is propelling poaching to historic levels. They're to be in a park where wild animals appear in circus-style performances. washingtonpost.com/news/w…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/anutensil
πŸ“…︎ Aug 29 2015
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Atmosphere Grey/Pale Ivory 1s with Converse egret laces and Disney Parks PatcheD. Tools: Leather Hole Punch, Sewing Awl and a pair of pliers to remove the buttons.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Omegasman
πŸ“…︎ Aug 14 2020
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Nike really hit it out of the park with the Ivory Snake AF100's
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πŸ‘€︎ u/EmotionalRoomba
πŸ“…︎ May 24 2019
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"Oceans of Doubt" 5.13c/d - The Ivory Tower - Joshua Tree National Park instagram.com/p/B4QJmKwD8…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Giant__Rock
πŸ“…︎ Oct 30 2019
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About $8 Million of Elephant Ivory Destroyed in Central Park nytimes.com/2017/08/03/ny…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/viksra
πŸ“…︎ Aug 04 2017
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Fire burning an estimated 105 tons of ivory and a ton of rhino horns confiscated from smugglers and poachers at Nairobi National Park, Kenya
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πŸ‘€︎ u/eaglemaxie
πŸ“…︎ Dec 21 2018
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Cameroon elephant slaughter: Park cannot cope with $2 million anti-poaching budget when ivory is $1000-$1500 per kg in Asia with each tusk weighing 10kg aljazeera.com/indepth/opi…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/uriman
πŸ“…︎ Mar 08 2012
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26 elephants found dead at Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park after being poisoned with cyanide for the purposes of ivory harvesting. This is in addition to the 14 found last week. theguardian.com/world/201…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Noticemenot
πŸ“…︎ Oct 15 2015
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Went on a trip to NYC. Had to track down this place. Sat on a bench in the same park Susannah/Mia was in. Did not find an ivory turtle though
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πŸ‘€︎ u/scalybird00
πŸ“…︎ Nov 14 2016
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Pyres of ivory go up in flames after being set on fire in Nairobi National Park, Kenya on April 30, 2016. (Ben Curtis / AP) [2048x1208]
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πŸ‘€︎ u/alexu3939
πŸ“…︎ May 02 2016
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Poachers Slaughter 200 Elephants in Cameroon Park in 6 Weeks - Armed groups from Chad & Sudan blamed for unprecedented killing fueled by demand for ivory guardian.co.uk/environmen…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/anutensil
πŸ“…︎ Feb 17 2012
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17 Elephants Butchered for Ivory in African Park [PICS] news.nationalgeographic.c…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/ChevChelios
πŸ“…︎ May 06 2008
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Parks and Rec's Ben Schwartz aka Jean-Ralphio interviews Chris Ivory youtube.com/watch?v=N5vra…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/Bslo18
πŸ“…︎ Dec 01 2015
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Park's visitor center in Knoxville TN has two of the nicest Ivory-billed woodpecker specimens i've ever seen.
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πŸ‘€︎ u/avboden
πŸ“…︎ Mar 27 2017
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More than 80 elephants have been killed for their ivory by poachers who used cyanide to poison a water hole in Zimbabwe's largest game park bbc.co.uk/news/world-afri…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/DoremusJessup
πŸ“…︎ Sep 25 2013
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Elephant poaching reported at Kruger national park in South Africa: Bull most likely shot for its tusks in first case for a decade as illegal ivory trade encroaches from Zimbabwe and Mozambique theguardian.com/world/201…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/monsoony
πŸ“…︎ May 17 2014
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Chocolate industry drives rainforest disaster in Ivory Coast - As global demand for chocolate booms, β€˜dirty’ beans from deforested national parks have entered big business supply chains theguardian.com/environme…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/anutensil
πŸ“…︎ Sep 13 2017
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[1990] In Living Color - The Wayans siblings present an African-American focused sketch comedy show. Starring Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jim Carrey, Kelly Coffield Park, Damon Wayans, Kim Wayans and Kim Coles, First episode. youtube.com/watch?v=H8VDC…
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πŸ‘€︎ u/TwoForTheMorgue
πŸ“…︎ Nov 10 2018
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"Park officials liken the crimes to killing elephants for ivory." nytimes.com/2014/04/09/us…
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πŸ“…︎ Apr 10 2014
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