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Comment
. 2007 Apr;5(4):e115.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050115. Epub 2007 Apr 3.

In the shadows of the Congo basin forest, elephants fall to the illegal ivory trade

Liza Gross
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In the shadows of the Congo basin forest, elephants fall to the illegal ivory trade

Liza Gross. PLoS Biol. 2007 Apr.
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Forest elephants in the Mbeli River, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Congo. Despite a near universal ban on trade in ivory, poaching is placing the African forest elephant—distinct from the savannah elephant—in serious jeopardy. (Image: Thomas Breuer)
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  • Forest elephant crisis in the Congo Basin.
    Blake S, Strindberg S, Boudjan P, Makombo C, Bila-Isia I, Ilambu O, Grossmann F, Bene-Bene L, de Semboli B, Mbenzo V, S'hwa D, Bayogo R, Williamson L, Fay M, Hart J, Maisels F. Blake S, et al. PLoS Biol. 2007 Apr;5(4):e111. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0050111. PLoS Biol. 2007. PMID: 17407383 Free PMC article.