- Slaughtered for Ivory: 65% of Forest Elephants Killed Since 2002 - which means only 35% remain. Annual mortality rate is exceedingly high, at 9% a yr. “By the time you eat breakfast, another elephant has been slaughtered to produce trinkets for the ivory market.” http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/extinction-countdown/2014/02/12/slaughtered-ivory-forest-elephants/ 358 comments worldnews
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