2,000 Elephants Missing, Poaching Likely To Blame
Friday, December 12, 2008 - 11:14
in Biology & Nature
Elephants in Zakouma National Park, the last stronghold for the savanna elephants of Central Africa's Sahel region, now hover at about 1,000 animals, down from an estimated 3,000 in 2006. Ivory poachers using automatic weapons have decimated elephant populations -- particularly when herds venture seasonally outside of the park.