Thursday, 6 December 2012

South Sudan's elephants face extinction: experts

South Sudan's elephants face extinction: experts: Juba, South Sudan (AFP) Dec 04, 2012



Elephant, giraffe and zebra in the world's newest nation South Sudan could soon be extinct due to rampant poaching and trafficking, conservation experts warned Tuesday.

Ironically, animals in South Sudan's vast wildernesses had been largely protected by almost five decades of civil war, despite poaching by rebels.