Myanmar: Skin Cure Fad Driving Myanmar Elephant Poaching Surge: WWF

Jun 5, 2017 | Agence France-Presse
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Myanmar's wild elephants are being poached in record numbers with at least 20 killed this year due to surging demand for their hide, WWF said Monday, warning the species is facing a "crisis". Hunters are increasingly targeting mothers and calves, using poisoned arrows to inflict a slow and agonising death before stripping them of their skin, the wildlife group said.