Thousands of elephants killed in Gabon
25,000 elephants have been killed by illegal hunters in Gabon in the last ten years. That's 80% of the elephant population in the country.
Language challenge
What does the phrase 'an elephant in the room' mean?
a) A project which is a waste of money
b) A serious problem people are aware of but don't want to discuss
c) There's not enough space
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The story
A new report says Gabon has lost 80% of its elephant population over the past decade.
Researchers in the United States say that about 25,000 of the pachyderms have been slaughtered.
Key words and phrases
carnage
the killing of large numbers of people or animals
poachers
people who catch and kill animals illegally to eat or sell
decimate
destroy or kill a large number
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