Sunset for Elephants? (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Sunset for Elephants?

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Illegal hunting is a major threat to African elephants, with more elephants killed by poachers than from natural causes. A new tool will help trace the origins of ivory seized from poachers.

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Photo by Michael Jeffords and Susan Post

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