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As Elephant Poaching Climbs, Gabon Plans to Burn Its Ivory

yahoo.com (11 months and 23 days ago)

Jun 27, 2012

With elephant poaching and seizures of illegal ivory on the rise, the Central African nation Gabon plans to burn its government-held stockpile of ivory on Thursday (June 27). full story

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As Elephant Poaching Climbs, Gabon Plans to Burn Its Ivory

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