Elephant poaching falls, but number of elephants in Africa continues decline as 55 are killed every day

Elephant poaching in Africa has declined for the fifth year in a row, experts have said.

Elephant poaching falls, but number of elephants in Africa continues decline as 55 are killed every day

Elephant poaching in Africa has declined for the fifth year in a row, experts have said.

But elephant populations continue to fall due to illegal killing and other human activities, while seizures of large scale illegal ivory shipments were at record highs in 2016, a new report reveals.

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