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Zambia Calls for Tougher Wildlife Crime Enforcement

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Zambia's Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources is calling for a greater cooperation between her country's agencies in dealing with this serious issue. Tags: organized crime wildlife crime ivory africa zambia rhino elephants. It's not just some guy with a gun and snare. Obviously, this is due to one word.ivory.

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Zambian Police Officers Caught in Ivory Trafficking

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ZAMBIA Wildlife Authority (Zawa) yesterday arrested four people, including two police officers, in Kafue for trafficking in ivory and rhino horns worth more than K1 billion. Tags: wildlife crime ivory africa zambia trafficking elephants. 36 elephants? 36 elephants? That's a huge slaughter in my opinion.

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UN Refuses to Re-open Ivory Trade

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Zambia and Tanzania proposed re-opening the trade, but the UN said no. Tags: organized crime ivory united nations poaching elephants.

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Largest Ever Trafficking Bust in Africa

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