Asian ivory trade surges as Africa elephants face extinction
A canyon of ivory links Africa to Asia as demand in Putian China drives a lucrative black market. Kenyan poaching deaths soar, Tsavo elephants shrink from 50 000 to 11 000, and trafficking networks move multi ton shipments through forged papers with police corruption enabling vast profits.
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Putian
China
Chen
Asia
Africa
Sierra Leone
Senegal
Samuel K. Wasser
Center For Conservation Biology
University of Washington
Taiwan
Kenya
Tsavo
Yussuf Adan
Tsavo East
Mohamed Kamanya
Kamanya
Ing
Tom Milliken
Traffic East Southern
Milliken
Fujian
Bangkok
Thailand
Wasser
Peter Younger
Interpol
Somalia
Democratic Republic of Congo
Congo
Teen sails world solo at 16 ends voyage in Sydney Harbor
Jessica Watson, 16, becomes the youngest person to sail solo nonstop and unassisted around the world. After 210 days at sea she finishes at Sydney Harbour in Ella's Pink Lady, amid celebrations and plans to get her driver's license. She braved 40-foot waves and seven knockdowns on a 23,000 nautical mile journey.
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Sydney
Sydney Opera House
Jessica Watson
Sydney Harbour
Watson
Kevin Rudd
Ella
Buderim
Brisbane
Queensland
Julie Watson
South Pacific
Equator
Cape Horn
South America
Atlantic Ocean
South Africa
Indian Ocean
Australia
World Speed Sailing Record Council
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