Poachers kill 200 elephants in Cameroon

Cape Town: At least 200 elephants were slaughtered for their tusks by poachers in Cameroon since mid-January, an NGO said.

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) said a gang of Sudanese poachers killed the elephants in Bouba Ndjida National Park in northern Cameroon, near the Chad border, in central Africa. So far, 100 carcasses have been found. (IANS)