flora and fauna Lead Story News Pegu Division
Elephant poaching in Burma is on the rise amid an increasing demand for ivory and other products made from elephant parts, such as its skin, which is used in traditional medicine.
Crime Environment flora and fauna Lead Story News
A group of alleged elephant poachers including a local village official were detained in Rangoon Division’s Taikkyi township in connection with the recent killing of an elephant.
Environment flora and fauna Lead Story News
The elephant, which died of gunshot wounds, was discovered in Pegu Division last Friday, two weeks after another elephant was found killed by poachers in Arakan State.
