Most illegal ivory is less than three years old
![African elephant Kenya](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/110716_ht_ivoryticker.jpg?fit=860%2C460&ssl=1)
African elephants are facing stark declines due to poaching.
Courtesy of Thure Cerling/Univ. of Utah
African elephants are facing stark declines due to poaching.
Courtesy of Thure Cerling/Univ. of Utah