Friday, 4. April 2003
Topic: NATURE - on April 4, 2003 at 1:49:48 PM CEST
7 Elephants Brutally Killed in Uganda
The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) has reported seven elephants gunned down by a gang of ivory poachers in Murchison Falls National Park. The brutal killing of the one calf and six adult elephants is the worst incident of elephant poaching in Uganda in 20 years. No tusks have been recovered yet, and the incident has angered conservationists worldwide, including the International Fund for Animal Welfare, which supports UWA in its anti-poaching and law enforcement efforts through its Nairobi-based Regional Office for East Africa.
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