Katavi National Park in the remote far west of Tanzania did not escape the poaching surge in recent years and many of the Parks big tuskers died

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Katavi National Park in the remote far west of Tanzania did not escape the poaching surge in recent years and many of the Parks big tuskers fell to the illegal trade to China

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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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