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6 conservation S top the Killing. Stop the Trading,” read Jesse while looking at another poster, this one showing a herd of African elephants. “Wow! Gabriella, look at this.” Gabriella leaned in to read more. “ ‘Elephants in Africa and Asia are being killed for their ivory tusks!’ How horrible.” They read the rest of the poster. They learned that there is an underground, illegal, and un- fortunately profitable business in Africa and Asia that deals with poaching ivory. Poaching is the illegal hunting of animals. “Listen to this! Things like piano keys and pool table balls are made from ivory. I think I’ve seen fancy chess sets in the museum made of ivory, too!” “I wonder how much ivory you get from one elephant.”

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