The tragedy of Elephants: One Death in every 15 minutes

Elephants at the Amboseli national reserve at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. In September this year, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory thought to spur, on average, a killing of an elephant every 15 minutes for its ivory according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare. The first delegation of the China-Africa Wildlife Ambassadors (CAWA) drawn from some of China’s media corporations arrived in Kenya as part of China’s strategy to use iconic members of society to speak up against ivory trade and mobilizing society to stigmatize ivory consumption.

Elephants troop to a water hole at the Amboseli national reserve November 13, 2015 at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The first delegation of the China-Africa Wildlife Ambassadors (CAWA) drawn from some of China's media corporations including JC Decaux China, iFENG.com, Beijing MTR Corporation, Shenzhen Press Group, Fulong Media and DEEP magazine arrived in Kenya as part of China's strategy to use iconic members of society to speak up against ivory trade and mobilizing society to stigmatize ivory consumption. In September this year, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory thought to spur, on average, a killing of an elephant every 15 minutes for its ivory accirding to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA

An elephant walks across a road at the Amboseli national reserve November 13, 2015 at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The first delegation of the China-Africa Wildlife Ambassadors (CAWA) drawn from some of China's media corporations including JC Decaux China, iFENG.com, Beijing MTR Corporation, Shenzhen Press Group, Fulong Media and DEEP magazine arrived in Kenya as part of China's strategy to use iconic members of society to speak up against ivory trade and mobilizing society to stigmatize ivory consumption. In September this year, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory thought to spur, on average, a killing of an elephant every 15 minutes for its ivory accirding to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA

Elephants rest in the shade of a flame tree at the Amboseli national reserve November 13, 2015 at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The first delegation of the China-Africa Wildlife Ambassadors (CAWA) drawn from some of China's media corporations including JC Decaux China, iFENG.com, Beijing MTR Corporation, Shenzhen Press Group, Fulong Media and DEEP magazine arrived in Kenya as part of China's strategy to use iconic members of society to speak up against ivory trade and mobilizing society to stigmatize ivory consumption. In September this year, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory thought to spur, on average, a killing of an elephant every 15 minutes for its ivory accirding to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA

A vervet monkey eats wild fruit at the Amboseli national reserve November 13, 2015 at the foot of Mt. Kilimanjaro. The first delegation of the China-Africa Wildlife Ambassadors (CAWA) drawn from some of China's media corporations including JC Decaux China, iFENG.com, Beijing MTR Corporation, Shenzhen Press Group, Fulong Media and DEEP magazine arrived in Kenya as part of China's strategy to use iconic members of society to speak up against ivory trade and mobilizing society to stigmatize ivory consumption. In September this year, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory thought to spur, on average, a killing of an elephant every 15 minutes for its ivory accirding to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA

Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro stands in the dying light of dusk over the rolling plains of the Amboseli national reserve November 13, 2015. The first delegation of the China-Africa Wildlife Ambassadors (CAWA) drawn from some of China's media corporations including JC Decaux China, iFENG.com, Beijing MTR Corporation, Shenzhen Press Group, Fulong Media and DEEP magazine arrived in Kenya as part of China's strategy to use iconic members of society to speak up against ivory trade and mobilizing society to stigmatize ivory consumption. In September this year, Chinese president Xi Jinping announced that China will take significant and timely steps to halt the domestic commercial trade of ivory thought to spur, on average, a killing of an elephant every 15 minutes for its ivory accirding to the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA

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The tragedy of Elephants: One Death in every 15 minutes

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