Quiz on elephant poaching

1. The price of ivory shot up to $ 285 per kg in 1996. The poachers however got …

2. Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, China & Vietnam have elephant poulations of less than

3. The word `elephant` is derived from the Greek word `elephas` which means …...

4. Upto 80% of the ivory that reaches Japan is used for

5. Poaching is a big problem in S. India which has more than 50% of India`s elephant population. The adult male to female ratio in a healthy populatin is 1:2. In S. India, the ratio is ……………….

6. After Japan, the second largest destination for illegal ivory is

7. The poaching of 6 elephants in Corbett National Park in 2001, was traced to ….

8. The Asian elephnt is today found only in……

9. The lustrous white dentin called ivory are actually--------------------- of elephants.

10. The town of ……. on the Kerala coast is perhaps the single most exit point for ivory from the South.