Christina Russo of National Geographic's A Voice for Elephants website (newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/24/gabon-ground-zero-for-forest-elephants/ link now defunct) wrote about how people and the government of GABON (West Central Africa) are trying to save the African Forest Elephants that live within and outside the borders of the country. There are a total of 40,000-45,000 forest elephants in Gabon, which is a larger population than in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a larger country that experienced a steep decline in elephant populations because of elephant poaching. Minkébé National Park in Northern Gabon is a place where elephant protection activities had mixed success. Several years ago, poaching in the park was rampant because the Gabonese government and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) did not have a strong partnership to combat this problem. Nowadays, the government, NGOs, and other organizations have strengthened a partnership and is more effective at combating poaching. Gabon even destroyed a stockpile of ivory to send a message to poachers that the killing of elephants for ivory is unacceptable. Also, stricter laws have been implemented in the country.
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Efforts to Save Elephants in Gabon
Christina Russo of National Geographic's A Voice for Elephants website (newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2014/02/24/gabon-ground-zero-for-forest-elephants/ link now defunct) wrote about how people and the government of GABON (West Central Africa) are trying to save the African Forest Elephants that live within and outside the borders of the country. There are a total of 40,000-45,000 forest elephants in Gabon, which is a larger population than in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a larger country that experienced a steep decline in elephant populations because of elephant poaching. Minkébé National Park in Northern Gabon is a place where elephant protection activities had mixed success. Several years ago, poaching in the park was rampant because the Gabonese government and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) did not have a strong partnership to combat this problem. Nowadays, the government, NGOs, and other organizations have strengthened a partnership and is more effective at combating poaching. Gabon even destroyed a stockpile of ivory to send a message to poachers that the killing of elephants for ivory is unacceptable. Also, stricter laws have been implemented in the country.
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