Case Background
What is 6 million dollars?
This many elephants are killed every year in Africa due specifically to the ivory trade
What is 30,000?
This case helped to demonstrate what kind of attitude for wildlife crimes
What is the attitude that even high-profile individuals could be held accountable for wildlife crimes
There are these many species of elephants
What is 3?
The perpetrator was sentenced to this many years of prison in 2019
This country has one of the biggest markets for ivory trade in the world
What is China?
What is True?
The elephant is the only mammal that can't jump (True/False)
The name of the main perpetrator in the ivory smuggling ring is _____
Who is Yang Fenglan?
The elephant population in Tanzania has experienced a decrease in population from 2014-2019 (True/False)
What is False?
Elephants help the ecosystem in what way
What is elephants assist with grazing on overgrowth of plants that then allow for higher biodiversity
Elephant tusks are purely for aesthetic reasons (True/False)
What is False?
The main perpetrator had two assistants, their names are ____
Who are Salivius Matembo and Manase Philemon?
CITES mandated this non-governmental organization to protect elephants from poaching and illegal trade
What is TRAFFIC?
Communities in have been impacted by the ivory trade in what way (name any reasons discussed)
What is tourism relies on animals like elephants to draw in people, poaching can bring in crime to communities that lead to violence and civil unrest
Elephants need ___kg of food per day
What is 150kg?
The perpetrator had many points of engagement within the community, they were apart of what business council
What is the China-Africa Business Council?
The current population estimate of elephants in Tanzania
What is 60,000 individuals?
This is what has been happening to the ivory smuggling network since the perpetrators arrest (name any reason)
What is there is more enforcement against these groups, deterrence because of her conviction, network exposure
It takes a baby elephant __ minutes to stand after birth
What is 20 minutes?