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Thousands of elephants killed in Gabon

25,000 elephants have been killed by illegal hunters in Gabon in the last ten years. That's 80% of the elephant population in the country.

Language challenge

What does the phrase 'an elephant in the room' mean?

a) A project which is a waste of money
b) A serious problem people are aware of but don't want to discuss
c) There's not enough space

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The story

A new report says Gabon has lost 80% of its elephant population over the past decade.

Researchers in the United States say that about 25,000 of the pachyderms have been slaughtered.

Key words and phrases

carnage
the killing of large numbers of people or animals

poachers
people who catch and  kill animals illegally to eat or sell

decimate
destroy or kill a large number

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Language challenge - answer

b)    A serious problem people are aware of but don't want to discuss.

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