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Rangers stand guard over some of the 1443 elephant tusks recovered by the Kenya Wildlife Service in 2012, on display at their headquarters in Nairobi, Jan 16, 2013. Ivory, which cost around £35 per kilo in 1976 can fetch as more than £4000/kg, because of soaring demand from China's booming middle class. The black market price has led to a dramatic increase in the number of elephants being poached in Africa. Traffic, an NGO which monitors the illegal trade in wildlife parts, said the number of elephants being poached across Africa is likely to "run into the tens of thousands" every year.
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Rangers stand guard over some of the 1443 elephant tusks recovered by the Kenya Wildlife Service in 2012, on display at their headquarters in Nairobi, Jan 16, 2013. Ivory, which cost around £35 per kilo in 1976 can fetch as more than £4000/kg, because of soaring demand from China's booming middle class. The black market price has led to a dramatic increase in the number of elephants being poached in Africa. Traffic, an NGO which monitors the illegal trade in wildlife parts, said the number of elephants being poached across Africa is likely to "run into the tens of thousands" every year.