Six elephants killed in one day by poachers in Ethiopia
by Jason Burke Africa correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#5475T)
The deaths in Mago National Park are unprecedented, say officials
Poachers have killed at least six elephants in a single day in Ethiopia, wildlife officials said on Tuesday, the largest such slaughter in memory in the east African nation.
The elephants died last week, when they ventured out of the Mago National Park in the far south of Ethiopia to drink water, Ganabul Bulmi, the park's chief warden, told reporters.
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