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The jumbo’s prized ivory still its curse

By Juma Kwayera

A study titled Ivory Markets in the US by conservationists Esmond Martin and Daniel Stiles notes 681 of 701 elephant tusks sold in the US in 2007, came from Africa. Lawless Zimbabwe took the lead followed by Tanzania, South Africa and Botswana.

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