A group of 15 elephants were killed in a wildlife corridor between Unity and Warrap states in South Sudan’s north, according to a top official.
Major-General Philip Chol Majak, South Sudan’s wildlife service director-general, said the massacre happened last month. He blamed “youths” for the crime, saying they were aiming to profit from the sale of the elephants’ tusks.
As quoted by Bloomberg news agency in a report published yesterday, Majak said the 15 elephants were killed in wildlife corridors between northern Unity and Warrap states in late January by youths who sought to sell the ivory.
According to the Wildlife Conservation Society, there are at least 2,500 elephants in South Sudan and they are endangered.
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