Increased Demand for Ivory Threatens Elephant Survival - washingtonpost.com

Increased Demand for Ivory Threatens Elephant Survival - washingtonpost.com: "Demand for Ivory Threatens Elephant Survival"An international effort to halt the illegal killing of elephants for their ivory tusks has all but collapsed in most of Africa, leaving officials and advocates alarmed about the survival of the species. A study released yesterday estimates that as many as 23,000 of the animals were slaughtered last year alone.