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“But there is a new problem for Asian elephants that may yet reach African ones — the desire in China for elephant leather accessories and traditional remedies made from their hides.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/16/world/africa/south-africa-elephants-tusks.html?hpw&rref=world&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-wellWhere Female Elephants Without Tusks Roam — and Poachers Stay AwaySouth Africa’s Addo elephant park has few females with tusks, a trait that has died off because of hunting but also keeps poachers away.