Poachers massacre 89 elephants in Chad: WWF
- Published: 19 Mar 2013 at 23.49
- Online news: World
A group of poachers last week massacred 89 elephants in one night near the town of Ganba in southern Chad, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a statement Tuesday.
Elephants that have been killed by poachers at a national park in northern Cameroon, near the border with Chad, are pictured on February 23, 2012. A group of poachers last week massacred 89 elephants in one night near the town of Ganba in southern Chad, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said in a statement Tuesday.
Some 50 Arabic-speaking poachers on horseback carried out the mass killing of the elephants, including 33 pregnant females and 15 calves last Thursday night, the WWF said, citing local officials.
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