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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wildlife Slaughter in Africa of or by Michael Goldsmith associated press he Mil 1.3 Ann Motti i,t., ill la i 0 Nril Chine Girt Roll. Pliant then  removed and Vul tji no Horn tip of the country a Ponce a genl  Tiller a in a Ctol  pm Ich a s f re in March Laboureur said he 15 trying  Puy modern arms la elephants killed by poachers tie denuded of their tusks and covers it with vulture droppings in Uganda. Phinola Are almost extinct in Central african Republic where thousands once roamed forests. Keep Pace with the poachers. He said  filled a chadian poacher m a group thai tried  ambush him last yeat. And later found himself the subject of a Normal diplomatic protest from the Chad embassy. During the 14 year reign of error of Iho former emperor Bokassa i. The Ivory Trade was the dictator s private Domain. Tho unauthorized killing of elephants Vas punished by death nol  protect the elephants but  in it As an a Saum on an Imperial prerogative Okassa is  in 1979 and now is on trial Lor a hit of crimes Juan Laboureur holds the country s largest Salon Concession covering 7,000 Square Miles in in St fluid Aiea near Biro he had been expelled by Okassa bul recently returned  re store his wrecked Bungalow campy and revive his strictly nun lethal Salaris fighting the poachers and saving the animals is an Uphill  he said they come in Large numbers on horseback  trained and armed  the Teeth they or rec the elephants into a group and systematically mo.1, them Down without mercy a big female is usually the Leader saturday May 16. 1987 gorillas one of world s most threatened species Are illegally hunted Tor Toad or Tor Sale  collectors. Of a group the poachers know this so they concentrate their fire on her once she is Down. Iho others Are disoriented and become an easy target " the tusks Are taken  Chad or Sudan on caravans of camels Laboureur said in one such caravan we captured last year. A  
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