The street value of elephant tusk is believed to exceed thousands of dollars per kilo and officials have acknowledged the role of organised crime in the poaching crisis.

More than 20,000 African elephants were slaughtered in 2013, according to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).

The Kenya Wildlife Service has documented the killing of 97 elephants so far this year, but experts dispute the official figures.

Dr Paula Kahumbu, who leads the Hands Off Our Elephants campaign, wrote that – based on the reports she has seen – “elephant poaching in Kenya is at least 10 times the official figures”.

Earlier this month, police seized more than 200 elephant tusks in a warehouse in the port city of Mombasa, weighing over 2,000kg.

在肯尼亚东察沃国家公园，偷猎者杀死一头世界上最大的大象——有名的长牙大象萨韬（Satao）。

野生动物官员透露，有着几乎长及地面长牙的萨韬，在五月底被毒箭射中后死亡。

自然资源保护学家描述了这头公象是如何故意躲在灌木丛中来隐藏它的长象牙。它的长象牙每个约重45千克。

45岁萨韬的死亡只是非洲大陆上为了象牙而大肆猎杀大象现象中的最近一例。

野生动物官员发现萨韬的尸体发现时，它的脸已经被劈开，重重的象牙被拔走了。

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