Maputo — Mozambique's elephant population has fallen by almost half in the last five years, due to massive poaching.
An elephant census was undertaken in 2014, as part of Mozambique's commitments as a signatory to CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species), and a report on the census was delivered on Tuesday to the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet).
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