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'Twenty-six' forest elephants slaughtered in Central Africa [View all]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22486152
Forest elephants in the Central African Republic have become a new target for poaching gangs
Men armed with Kalashnikov rifles have massacred 26 elephants in the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic, say conservationists.
WWF reported the number of carcasses, quoting its sources in the region.
Concern about what was happening in the park was raised earlier this week when it was said that ivory poachers were using a scientist's observation platform to shoot the animals.
Elephants regularly gather at the Bai, a large clearing, to drink.
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