The US is allowing the import of tens of thousands of parts each year from endangered giraffes killed for their skin and bones.
A populations plummet in Africa, investigators discovered that 40,000 pieces of skin and bone from the creatures were imported into America.
Reports of elephant poaching in Botswana are under the spotlight with various claims in national and international media that the current adverse situation is driven by anti-poaching budget cuts, disarming of anti-poaching units, poachers being spoilt for choice with wildlife finding a safe-haven in the country, and even the trophy hunting ban.
