Sudan's army and proxy militias are slaughtering large numbers of elephants in unstable parts of central Africa to fill growing demand for ivory in Asia, mainly in China, according to a report released on Monday.
Between 6,000 and 12,000 elephants a year are being poached for their tusks in southern Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Central African Republic, Kenya and possibly Chad for export to Asia, the report said.
Compiled for the British-based wildlife charity Care for the Wild International, the report said Sudan is now the focal point for the illegal ivory trade which is decimating elephant populations in surrounding nations.
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