How the British army is tackling elephant poaching

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British army on elephant-saving mission Soldiers are sharing tactics from Iraq and Afghanistan to help gamekeepers in Gabon tackle poaching.

07 Aug
From the section Africa

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'Five baby elephants died to make this' $10m (£7.6m) worth of ivory is crushed in Central Park, New York.

03 Aug
From the section US & Canada

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Huge decline in Africa's elephant numbers There has been a big reduction in Africa's elephant population, according to the first continent-wide aerial census.

31 Aug 16
From the section Science & Environment

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Africa’s skydiving anti-poaching dogs Nearly a third of Africa's elephants have gone - but leading the fight back is one team of canines, hoping to try to save the species from poaching.

03 Oct 16
From the section Animals

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Turning puppies into rhino protectors Dogs trained in Carmarthenshire are helping fight the slaughter of rhinos and elephants by poachers in Africa.

16 Apr
From the section Wales

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Baby elephant recovers after rescue This baby elephant Simotua is recovering after a dramatic rescue from poachers in Africa. He's now being treated by a charity in Nairobi.

15 Aug 15
From the section Animals

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Elephant in the Amboseli National Park in Kenya

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The war on elephants Africa’s elephants are being killed at an astonishing rate for their ivory. The BBC's Alastair Leithead looks at the impact of poaching and how authorities in Kenya are trying to tackle it.