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Title:

Elephant tusk DNA sleuthing reveals ivory trafficking networks

Author(s):
Dunham W
Publication Year:
2022
Abstract:

DNA testing on seized ivory shipments that reveals family ties among African elephants killed for their tusks is helping to identify poaching areas and trafficking networks at the centre of an illegal trade that continues to devastate the population of earth's largest land animal.

Series Title:
TimesLive
Type:
Newspaper
Item Type:
Report
Language:
en
Keywords:
wildlife, crime, poaching, big game, protected species, ivory
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This article is part of the Namibian Wildlife Crime article archive. The archive aims to:

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