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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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/tβ¦
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Ebony and Ivory... Live together in perfect harmony πΆ (Stella met Shel at the dog park today)
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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/woβ¦
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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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Singapore: National Parks Board to Destroy $18 Million Worth of Ivory, Launches New Centre to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade
straitstimes.com/singaporβ¦
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Zimbabwe to Ship 100s of Elephants to China β 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/wβ¦
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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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Nike really hit it out of the park with the Ivory Snake AF100's
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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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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/opiβ¦
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26 elephants found dead at Zimbabweβs 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/201β¦
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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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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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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/environmenβ¦
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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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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-afriβ¦
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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/201β¦
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Chocolate industry drives rainforest disaster in Ivory Coast - As global demand for chocolate booms, βdirtyβ beans from deforested national parks have entered big business supply chains
theguardian.com/environmeβ¦
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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=H8VDCβ¦
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