Five men have been arrested on suspicion of beheading a critically endangered Sumatran elephant in Indonesia and selling its tusks, local media outlets say.
Four men from Harare who were busted in a sting operation by undercover detectives for peddling ivory illegally have been sentenced to 9 years’ imprisonment.
A helicopter surveys a group of elephants. Image: As originally published by The Independent. Emma Ledger, The Independent | May 3, 2021 Read the original story…
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