Name: Poachers seen at unique elephant habitat
Author: WWF
Date: 09.05.2013
Publication: Environmental News Network
A group of 17 poachers entered the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, heading for the Dzanga Bay - also known as the "village of elephants" since it is a clearing on which from 50 to 200 elephants gather daily to obtain the mineral salt from the sands.
The Dzanga-Ndoki National Park is one of the most unique elephant habitats in the world and the attack of the poachers presents the greatest threat since the incident from February 2012 when poachers killed around 300 elephants in order to obtain irony in Cameroon's Bouba N'Djida National Park.
According to the local researchers supported by the WWF, three of the seventeen men were armed with Kalashnikov rifles when they approached them (the researchers), asking for directions to the viewing tower at the Dzanga Bai - a place used for observation of elephants by both tourists and scientists.
The researchers gave them false leads and immediately fled the location. They head gunshots coming from the Bai as they were leaving.
Another source of information were two eco-guards from the Dzanga Bai who said that they also saw armed men on Monday and that those individuals were shooting in the direction of the elephants. The two guards went into hiding - same as the researchers - and as they were leaving they saw a vehicle at the entrance of the park. It is supposed the vehicle was used to transport the seventeen poachers.
The WWF appeals to the international community to try and restore peace in the Central African Republic as the current state of chaos and violent attacks on the animals has been present since the beginning of the year and is completely unacceptable. Action must be taken in order to preserve this world heritage site and something needs to be done quickly, before the losses become too great to overcome.
Author: WWF
Date: 09.05.2013
Publication: Environmental News Network
A group of 17 poachers entered the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, heading for the Dzanga Bay - also known as the "village of elephants" since it is a clearing on which from 50 to 200 elephants gather daily to obtain the mineral salt from the sands.
The Dzanga-Ndoki National Park is one of the most unique elephant habitats in the world and the attack of the poachers presents the greatest threat since the incident from February 2012 when poachers killed around 300 elephants in order to obtain irony in Cameroon's Bouba N'Djida National Park.
The researchers gave them false leads and immediately fled the location. They head gunshots coming from the Bai as they were leaving.
Another source of information were two eco-guards from the Dzanga Bai who said that they also saw armed men on Monday and that those individuals were shooting in the direction of the elephants. The two guards went into hiding - same as the researchers - and as they were leaving they saw a vehicle at the entrance of the park. It is supposed the vehicle was used to transport the seventeen poachers.
The WWF appeals to the international community to try and restore peace in the Central African Republic as the current state of chaos and violent attacks on the animals has been present since the beginning of the year and is completely unacceptable. Action must be taken in order to preserve this world heritage site and something needs to be done quickly, before the losses become too great to overcome.
Elephants are my favorite animals and it breaks my heart to read an article such as this one (especially after you put up the picture of that baby elephant Mateja! :( ). I can never understand how these hunters can be so cruel, evil and heartless to go and kill animals in such a violent and aggressive manner. The 2012 February incident literally made my mouth drop! A group of men got away with killing 300 elephants? Action must be taken to prevent incidents like these!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if any of these men were found and put on trial.
Ending a life should be sentenced, even if it is that of an animal.
I agree , this needs to be stopped but what do you propose to put an end to this? It seems as though there is no way to stop these poachers. Funds from the government are unlikely due to the low economic state of most african countries :/
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