The extent to which humans can find a use for every part of an Elephant seems infinite. Once, it was a desire for ivory that was to blame for
the destruction of populations, but now that countries have cracked down
on that – markets for other products are being found.
The latest fad is for elephant skin, which is being sold as jewellery and a cure for eczema.
In Myanmar there are thought to be only 1,000-2,000 elephants left, down from 10,000 two decades ago.
Female Asian Elephants, which were always protected to a degree because they don’t have tusks, are now being targeted.
Elephants have been shot with poison darts, which take days to kill them.
Poachers track them, then skin them.
Credits : Demand for Elephant Skin drives rapid rise in poaching in Myanmar
The Guardian June 7, 2017
The latest fad is for elephant skin, which is being sold as jewellery and a cure for eczema.
In Myanmar there are thought to be only 1,000-2,000 elephants left, down from 10,000 two decades ago.
Female Asian Elephants, which were always protected to a degree because they don’t have tusks, are now being targeted.
Elephants have been shot with poison darts, which take days to kill them.
Poachers track them, then skin them.
Credits : Demand for Elephant Skin drives rapid rise in poaching in Myanmar
The Guardian June 7, 2017
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