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English: Forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in the swamp Mbeli Bai, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Congo. Despite a near universal ban on trade in ivory, poaching is placing the African Forest Elephant — distinct from the Savannah Elephant — in serious jeopardy.
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In the Shadows of the Congo Basin Forest, Elephants Fall to the Illegal Ivory Trade Gross L PLoS Biology Vol. 5, No. 4, e115 doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.0050115

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Author Thomas Breuer
Camera location2° 30′ 00″ N, 16° 30′ 00″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
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Forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in the swamp Mbeli Bai, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Congo

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Loxodonta cyclotis

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2 March 2007

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2°30'0.000"N, 16°30'0.000"E

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current21:04, 19 June 2008Thumbnail for version as of 21:04, 19 June 20083,543 × 2,362 (3.41 MB)Lycaonnoise and CA reduction and curves adjusted
06:57, 3 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 06:57, 3 August 20073,543 × 2,362 (686 KB)Calliopejen
06:29, 3 August 2007Thumbnail for version as of 06:29, 3 August 2007600 × 400 (41 KB)Calliopejen{{Information |Description=Forest elephants (Loxodonta cyclotis) in the Mbeli River, Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park, Congo. |Source=In the Shadows of the Congo Basin Forest, Elephants Fall to the Illegal Ivory Trade Gross L PLoS Biology Vol. 5, No. 4, e11

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