China Fuels East African Elephant Poaching

China’s influence in East Africa is fueling an upsurge in elephant poaching.
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China Fuels East African Elephant Poaching
An elephant uses its trunk to reach the upper branches of a tree over the dry brush as it searches for food at the Tsavo West National Park in southern Kenya in August 2009. China has been accused of causing a higher rate of ivory poaching in East Africa. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images
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An elephant uses its trunk to reach the upper branches of a tree over the dry brush as it searches for food at the Tsavo West National Park in southern Kenya in August 2009. China has been accused of causing a higher rate of ivory poaching in East Africa. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images)

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