SAVING ELEPHANTS.

• Position: IN THE NEWS 2018: Africa - Ivory trade - Brief article

Illegal hunting has put Africa's elephants at risk of extinction. Tens of thousands are killed every year for their ivory tusks, which sell for about $330 per pound. Most of this ivory ends up in China, where it's made into jewelry and other luxury items. But now the Chinese government is on a mission to halt its ivory trade. The country recently...