Activists: Poachers kill 200 elephants in Cameroon

[ellisonz]

By MICHELLE FAUL | Associated Press – 11 hrs ago

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Poachers have slaughtered at least 200 elephants in the past five weeks in a patch of Africa where they are more dangerously endangered than anywhere else on Earth, wildlife activists said.

The money made from selling elephant tusks is fueling misery throughout the continent, the International Fund for Animal Welfare warned.

Many elephant calves orphaned by the recent killings have been spotted in Cameroon's Bouba Ndjida National Park, and activists fear the animals may soon die of hunger and thirst.

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It is not known how many elephants remain in the West African nation. The latest figures from the International Union for Conservation of Nature estimated there were only 1,000 to 5,000 left in 2007.

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[flamingdem]

1. Why can't they control demand

Looks like that's the only tool left to stop this destruction.