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It is hoped this book will create awareness of the devastating loss of elephant lives in Africa and stem the tide of poaching and hunting; that it will inspire the delegates to CITES to make informed decisions to ensure that all loopholes in the ivory trade are closed; and that countries receiving and using ivory (both legal and poached) - primarily China, Vietnam, Laos and Japan - ban and strenuously police its trade and use within their borders, actively pursuing and arresting syndicate leaders driving the cruel poaching tsunami.
This book is also a tribute to the many people who work for the welfare of elephants, particularly those who risk their lives for wildlife each day, often for little or no pay - in particular the fi eld rangers and the anti-poaching teams; and to the many communities around Africa that have elected to work with elephants and not against them.
The Last Elephants - is the title prophetic? We hope not, but the signs are worrying.
Summary | The Africa-wide Great Elephant Census report of 2016 produced shocking fi ndings: a decimated elephant population whose numbers were continuing to plummet... |
Author | Don Pinnock (Author), Colin Bell (Author) |
Publisher | Struik Nature (Random House Struik) |
Release date | 20190311 |
Pages | 448 |
ISBN | 1-77584-684-9 |
ISBN 13 | 978-1-77584-684-0 |