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Genetic assignment of large seizures of elephant ivory reveals Africa’s major poaching hotspots

Published:2015-07-03 Issue:6243 Volume:349 Page:84-87
ISSN:0036-8075
Container-title:Science
language:en
Short-container-title:Science

Author:

Wasser S. K.¹,Brown L.²,Mailand C.¹,Mondol S.¹,Clark W.³,Laurie C.²,Weir B. S.²

Affiliation:

1. Center for Conservation Biology, Department of Biology, University of Washington, Box 351800, Seattle, WA 98195-1800, USA.

2. Department of Biostatistics, University of Washington, Box 357232, Seattle, WA 98195-7232, USA.

3. INTERPOL, Environmental Security Sub-Directorate (ENS), Lyon, France.

Abstract

Focused on protecting a few The illegal ivory trade threatens the persistence of stable wild elephant populations. The underground and covert nature of poaching makes it difficult to police. Wasser et al. used genetic tools to identify the origins of elephant tusks seized during transit (see the Perspective by Hoelzel). The majority of source animals were part of just a few wild elephant populations in Africa—and just two areas since 2006. Increased focus on enforcement in a few such areas could help interrupt poaching activities and restore wild elephant populations. Science , this issue p. 84 ; see also p. 34

Funder

Paul G. Allen Family Foundation

World Bank

National Institute of Justice

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service African Elephant Conservation Act

Bosack Kruger Charitable Foundation

Paul and Yaffa Maritz

U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime

Woodtiger Fund

INTERPOL

Wildcat Foundation

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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