Dozens of elephant carcasses found near Botswana wildlife sanctuary

The video discusses the discovery of poached elephants during an aerial survey. Poachers attempted to hide the massacre by covering the carcasses with bushes. The organization suspects the elephants were poached for their tusks, as the skulls were removed. Data from the Great Elephant Census indicates that one-third of Africa's elephants have been killed in the past decade.

What method did the poachers use to conceal the elephant carcasses?

• They hid them in caves.

• They submerged them in water.

• They covered them with drying bushes.

• They buried them underground.

Why were the skulls of the elephants removed by the poachers?

• To prevent identification.

• To use them for scientific research.

• To sell them as artifacts.

• To remove the tusks.

What is the primary reason for the poaching of elephants as mentioned in the video?

• For their skin.

• For their tusks.

• For their meat.

• For their bones.

According to the Great Elephant Census, what fraction of elephants in Africa have been killed in the last decade?

• 1/4

• 1/3

• 1/5

• 1/2

What does the Great Elephant Census data suggest about the elephant population trend in Africa?

• It is increasing.

• It is stable.

• It is decreasing.

• It is fluctuating.