DNA tests expose 3 big ivory trafficking cartels in Africa
DNA tests on elephant tusks have exposed three major ivory trafficking cartels in Africa, according to a study. The researchers sampled 38 large ivory shipments seized around the world between 2006 to 2015 and genetically matched pairs of tusks that were separated before they were shipped globally. The cartels were operating out of Kenya, Uganda, and Togo, the study revealed.nn