DNA from seized elephant ivory unmasks 3 big trafficking cartels in Africa
Such scientific sleuthing can aid efforts to curb wildlife crime
![African elephants](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/091818_LH_ivory-trade_feat.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
AT RISK African elephants, like those shown here in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park, are at risk of extinction because of the ivory trade.
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