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War sparks huge decline in DR Congo elephant population
The Link's Lorn Curry reports on a new study by a scientist in British Columbia which finds that war and conflict with humans have led to a 50% decline in the number of elephants in one reserve in eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo and even greater devastation in other areas.
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