Dozens of elephants are being slaughtered at a national park in the Democratic Republic of Congo as armed militants aggressively move into the poaching business, using money from illegal ivory to buy food, weapons, and ammunition. In the past two months, 68 elephants have been killed in Garamba National Park, with 30 killed in just 15 days. There are just 150 rangers patrolling Garamba’s more than 5,000 square miles. As a result, the park’s estimated 1,700 elephants have become an easy target for poachers and armed militants, some of whom are entering from neighboring countries.
Link: Huffington Post