US-Funded Armies Slaughtering Record Number of Elephants | Common Dreams

US-Funded Armies Slaughtering Record Number of Elephants | Common Dreams
"The illegal elephant ivory trade is reaching record levels and “Africa is in the midst of an epic elephant slaughter,” reports the New York Times. As demand for elephant ivory grows in China, more and more poachers, including some of Africa’s most infamous armed groups, are killing elephants to cash in. Tens of thousands of elephants are being killed every year in Africa, conservationists say, as poachers kill them for nothing other than their tusks."