epa01671684 A mahout or elephant handler in Tad Lo, on the Bolaven Plateau in southern Laos (the Lao People's Democratic Republic), 21 March 2009. Laos� endangered elephants are being poached for the illegal ivory trade according to wildlife monitoring organisations and with less than 1000 wild and 560 domesticated elephants remaining in Laos, most active in the tourism industry, poaching is a very serious threat to the entire elephant population. EPA/BARBARA WALTON < WBC의 생생 현장! 3210 + 무선인터넷키 >
