{"id":750493,"date":"2017-12-24T14:22:40","date_gmt":"2017-12-24T14:22:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/arkcenter.us\/?p=750493"},"modified":"2017-12-24T14:31:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-24T14:31:08","slug":"am-i-going-to-get-out-of-here-alive-in-one-of-africas-most-dangerous-corners-a-fight-to-the-death-for-the-elephants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/animalrightswatch.us\/?p=750493","title":{"rendered":"‘Am I going to get out of here alive?’: In one of Africa’s most dangerous corners, a fight to the death for the elephants"},"content":{"rendered":"

ROBYN DIXON:<\/strong> ‘The world is experiencing an epidemic of environmental killings… But few places in the world are as consistently dangerous for environmental defenders as Africa\u2019s wildlife preserves. In Garamba National Park, a sprawling UNESCO World Heritage site in a remote corner of northeastern Congo, some of the planet\u2019s last, struggling populations of elephants, white rhinoceroses and giraffes are under assault by poachers seeking to cash in on the millions of dollars the animals can bring in illegal international markets.<\/em><\/p>\n

Of the 105 park rangers around the world killed over the 12 months that ended in July, most of them were in Africa, according to the nonprofit International Ranger Federation. Garamba saw 21 attacks within a year, leading to five deaths… \u201cIt\u2019s the Wild West here,\u201d said Naftali Honig, the park\u2019s anti-poaching information coordinator. \u201cThey\u2019re coming in from multiple countries and armed groups. We have a porous border and corrupt officials who are in the ivory chain. We also have collapsed states”.’<\/em> SOURCE…<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

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