Ivory Wars
The African elephant - largest and most intelligent of land mammals - is staring extinction in the face.
Thousands are slaughtered every year and their ivory tusks sold for carving.
Poachers risk open warfare to kill elephants and the illegal trade in ivory reveals a complex web of greed and corruption from Africa to Asia and beyond. Can the African elephant, with its unique social behaviour, withstand the terrible pressures of poaching? And what action is needed now to save these majestic animals? Narrated by Julian Pettifer. Photography JOHN DAVEY
Produced by PHmp CAYFORD Series editor MIKE SALISBURY
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