Posts Tagged ‘Elephant’
Ivory prices hit the sky, push poaching up
In just the last eight years the price of illegal ivory has increased 15 fold from US $100 a kg to $1500 a kg.
In 1999 Japan was the only legal buyer of ivory. In 2008 it was joined by China. The three biggest illegal ivory markets are in China, Japan, and Thailand. Read the rest of this entry »
African elephant: what a beast!
The African Elephant is the largest living terrestrial animal, normally reaching 20-24 feet in length and 11.5 to 13 feet in height at the head. An adult weighs between 6-9 tonnes.
The elephant normally moves at a rate of 6 km/h), but it can reach a top speed of 40 km/h when scared or upset. Read the rest of this entry »
Jumbo deaths in Tanzania: is poaching metric accurate?
The poaching metric in places like Tanzania, as in most parts of Africa, is window-dressed. To claim that their elephant population is in good health it’s calculated at the ratio of carcass to live elephants. Tanzania claims it has a poaching metric of just two per cent. Read the rest of this entry »
