South Sudan: Group: Wildlife Poaching on the Rise in South Sudan

Mar 3, 2016 | Rodney Muhumuza and Charlton Doki, Associated Press
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South Sudan's wildlife and other natural resources are being threatened by an alarming expansion of illegal exploitation and trafficking, a conservation group said Thursday. The Wildlife Conservation Society, working alongside local partners, has documented a sharp rise in illegal activities - including ivory trafficking and illegal logging - in many parts of South Sudan, the New York-based group said in a statement. The illegal activities are perpetrated by local as well as international individuals, including members of the country's armed forces, the statement said.