A survey into Africa's elephant population has revealed one in three of the continent's largest elephants have been wiped out in seven years. Researchers say at least 144,000 have been killed in that time, largely due to poaching for ivory. They say, if nothing is done to stop the rapid decline, half of the elephants in Africa could be lost in less than a decade. Mandarin Producer Lei Gong reports.
A survey into Africa's elephant population has revealed one in three of the continent's largest elephants have been wiped out in seven years. Researchers say at least 144,000 have been killed in that time, largely due to poaching for ivory. They say, if nothing is done to stop the rapid decline, half of the elephants in Africa could be lost in less than a decade. Mandarin Producer Lei Gong reports.
