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BBC  reported on how poaching may lead to the extinction of Africa elephants. They reported

Africas elephants have reached a tipping point: more are being killed each year than are being born, a study suggests.Researchers believe that since 2010 an average of nearly 35,000 elephants have been killed annually on the continent.They warn that if the rate of poaching continues, the animals could be wiped out in 100 years.

Read story at: BBC News – Elephant poaching deaths reach tipping point in Africa.