Not a mealtime image:

Via a National Geographic research team, we learn that there is still a thriving market for ivory - protection laws and biodiversity be damned. The pictures below the fold, taken from the National Geographic website, are for any of you who might be considering buying something made of ivory in the near future. Be warned: it's not a mealtime image.

It's good to know just how ineffective anti-poaching measures really are in Chad, I guess.

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