Poachers target hippos for giant teeth in place of ivory
As bans on elephant ivory are tightened, poachers are killing hippos for their teeth, experts warn. …
“There are increasing cases of sniffer dogs detecting hippo teeth at different airports in Africa these days, and the detection does not mean all of them are caught, perhaps only half of them are,” says Philip Muruthy, vice-president of the Africa Wildlife Foundation.
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