Articles by Julie Owono
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The Martyrdom of Elephants: A Sad Tale of Greed
Julie Owono – Al Jazeera,
12 Mar 2012
A recent mass slaughter of elephants shows Cameroon’s government is woefully unequipped to deal with poachers. The year 2012 started dramatically. According to the UN, 450 carcasses of these animals – a protected species – have been found near Cameroon’s northern border with Chad. The slaughter is especially worrisome given that, as of 2007, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimated that only 1,000 to 5,000 elephants are still left in Cameroon.
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