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Feb. 25 Poaching For Ivory On The Increase: With the price of ivory multiplying around the world, so to is poaching of one of Africa's most magnificent animals - the elephant. in Kenya, where officials are said to be involved, the conservationists are rallying support for quick measures to put an end to murder of the beast for gain. Even tribes such as the nomadic, cattle herding Masai and Samburu from Kenya - both long recognised as conservationists are open to shady dealers and trophy collectors to exterminate the elephant for 11/2 fetches about SUS70 a kilo of raw ivory. Much of the raw ivory presently being exported to Hong Kong and Japan, where a tremendous amount is being hoarded as a hedge against inflation. But the slaughter continues in Kenya. The poachers remove the tusks and leave the rotting corpses to the strong African sun, deliver their goods to their blak-market agent and he is free. But if caught he faces a long prison sentence but the Government officials know that someone else will take his place. No longer are the days of the big white hunter being the only ones shooting, todays it is anyone who is out to make a quick profit. A several thousand elephant skulls arranged in rows at the Research Centre in Tsavo National Park

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Amount Anyone Arranged Collectors Conservationists Continues Corpses Dealers Deliver Else Exported Exterminate Fetches Gain Hedge Herding Increase Inflation Involved Kilo Longer Magnificent Masai Measures Multiplying Nomadic Poachers Poaching Presently Profit Quick Rallying Recognised Remove Rotting Rows Samburu Sentence Shady Skulls Slaughter Someone Thousand Todays Tremendous Tribes Tsavo Tusks

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