U.S. Lawmakers Hear Pleas to Save African Elephants, Rhinos

in Animal News on May 26, 2012

The survival of elephants and rhinoceroses in Africa is being threatened by poaching — a multi-billion dollar illegal industry that helps bankroll militias in conflict zones and places local civilian populations at great risk. That was the message experts delivered to U.S. lawmakers, along with a plea for urgent action.

Link: Voice of America News

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