The Ivory Trade: Saving The African Elephants | TRACKS

A hundred elephants die every day in Africa killed by poachers, members of the militia or of terrorist organizations like Al Shabab. Their tusks sell for €600 per kilo, and an emerging middle class in China demands ivory as symbol of their new wealth status and International criminal gangs are>>>

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A Bombing Exposes the Navy’s Need for a New Type of Boat

The 2000 terrorist attack on the USS Cole convinced the Navy that it needed smaller high-speed protection boats. After seven years and $22 million, they settled on the Ghost, a stealth boat with an innovative new design. From the Series: Combat Ships: Stealth https://bit.ly/3fDhDB6 Original Author: Produced by Smithsonian Channel and>>>

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