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A herd of elephants walk past a watering hole in Hwange National Park

A herd of elephants walk past a watering hole in Hwange National Park October 14, 2014. The watering hole was one of several that were contaminated by poachers with cyanide in 2013, leading to the death of at least 100 animals, according to Zimbabwean authorities. Picture taken October 14, 2014. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo (ZIMBABWE - Tags: ANIMALS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Keeper feeds an orphaned elephant with a bottle of milk at the David Sheldrick Wildlife

A keeper feeds an orphaned elephant with a bottle of milk at the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust Nursery within Nairobi National Park, near Kenya's capital Nairobi April 21, 2013. The orphanage cares for baby elephants and sometimes baby rhino which have been orphaned by poachers, or lost or abandoned for natural reasons. The orphaned elephants raised by the Trust are returned to join the elephant population in Tsavo National Park when they mature between eight to ten years old.
REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi (KENYA - Tags: ANIMALS TRAVEL SOCIETY) - GM1E94M0HDE01

Scarred face of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherum simum) that survived an attack by

Scarred face of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherum simum) that survived an attack by poachers who illegally tranquillised her, two other rhinoceroses died from their injures. However this female Thandi survived due to quick response from rangers and vets. South Africa. October 2017. Highly Commended in the Natural World Category of the Sony Photography Awards 2018. Winner of the Environmental Picture Story Category of the NPPA Best in Photojournalism contest

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