Percentage of elephants illegally killed in Africa

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Percentage of elephants illegally killed in Africa

Since 2010, the percentage of elephants being killed illegally at MIKE sites across Africa has been higher than their natural reproduction rate.

Year: 2013

From collection: Elephants in the Dust - The African Elephant Crisis

Cartographer: Riccardo Pravettoni

Tags: Africa Limpopo River Basin

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