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Elephant poaching fuelled by China boom

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Endangered Asian elephants are also being targeted by poachers. Elephant poaching in Africa and Asia is being fuelled by China’s economic boom, says a study of the ivory trade. Authors of the report say the number of ivory items on sale in centres in southern China has more than doubled since 2004, with most traded illegally. The survey comes amid reports of a dramatic rise in rhino poaching... 
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