On Jan. 15th Kenyan police announced that they found the largest haul of smuggled elephant ivory ever. "Two tons of ivory valued at around $1.5 million" Earlier in Jan. a family of 11 elephants were killed by poachers. There are many people trying to keep this from ever happening again like the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust. They're trying their hardest to save as many of the elephants in Africa and they have reintroduced more than 80 elephant to the wild.
Thankfully there are people like these to help keep these horrible things from happening again.
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/01/25/16699075-orphaned-elephants-find-sanctuary-in-kenya-amid-rampant-poaching?lite
That is terrible. How could people just kill elephants and be okay with it? All we do is destroy the environment whether it is cutting down trees, polluting the environment, or of course killing animals. We can't just keep harming the environment because eventually, we will regret it. I am glad that many groups are being formed that are helping the environment, and I hope this shooting of animals stop.
ReplyDeleteI think that it is awful the way these poachers slaughter animals just to make a profit. It won't be long before the elephants become extinct.
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