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DNA from seized elephant ivory unmasks 3 big trafficking cartels in Africa

Such scientific sleuthing can aid efforts to curb wildlife crime

African elephants

AT RISK  African elephants, like those shown here in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, are at risk of extinction because of the ivory trade.

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By Laurel Hamers

- More than 2 years ago

Pairs of elephant tusks that are separated during smuggling are illuminating the tracks of wildlife crime.