Survival of African elephants are threatened with estimates of more than 20,000 head were killed during the year 2013, as reported by activists trade organization flora and fauna.
The latest report cites figures saying that the African elephant poaching is much higher than the birth rate.
However the number of elephants killed in poaching decreased slightly compared with two years ago.
CITES adding criminal groups with international networks are now engaged in the trade of elephant ivory.
"Elephants of Africa continue to face direct threats over his continuation of the high poaching for ivory," explained seiper John E Scanlon, Secretary General of CITES, which regulates international trade over 35,000 species of plants and animals.
In its report, CITES also mentions an increase in elephant ivory seizures during the year 2013 as many as 500kg.
Environmentalists say an increasing number of ivory seized showed better law enforcement but still the demand for elephant ivory is very high, as reported by the BBC's Imogen Foulkes, of Geneva Switzerland, where the head office of CITES.
CITES report is based on data from 51 sites across Africa, which is estimated to be home to about 30% to 40% of African elephants.
Hundreds of elephant tusks seized in Kenya
The Kenyan government has declared illegal seizure of canines least 114 elephants, the largest for this year, in the port city of Mombasa.
One of the suspects arrested through a raid warehouse storage area 228 elephant tusks, says Nature Kenya Agency (KWS).
It comes increasing concern that the number of ports in Kenya, Tanzania Togo and Africa used to export tusks to Asian markets.
Elephant tusks demand mainly from China and South East Asia which is usually used as a traditional medicine.
"This is the first foreclosure on this scale at the beginning of the year in Mombasa," said KWS spokesman Paul Muya told AFP news agency.
He said the government is still weighing elephant tusks and could not confirm its origin.
Possible fangs come from elsewhere in Africa and shipped to Mombasa for export, KWS officials said.
In addition to elephant tusks, they also found 74 ivory.
Kenyan government in April suspend five officials of the environmental protection agency as part of a survey of mismanagement.
The government has said it will directly supervise the handling of natural protection agency responsible for the national parks of Kenya for three months.
Hong Kong's largest ivory destroy
Hong Kong began to destroy 30 tons of ivory confiscated from smugglers, the largest operation in the world in dealing with the illegal trade.
The first part consists of burnt ivory carved statues and necklaces and the rest will be destroyed in the next year.
The Hong Kong government said around 1.6 tonnes will be stored for the scientific and educational interests.
Some reports said Hong Kong would like to show a serious local government in place to prevent it becoming a transit hub for the shipment of ivory from Africa to China, the largest market for illegal ivory.
"The ceremony today is a clear and strong message to the local and international community that the Hong Kong government is determined to combat the illegal trade in ivory," said Minister of the Environment of Hong Kong's Wong Kam-sing.
Huge demand from China
Click the Ivory seized in various forms that are broken down into smaller parts before being burned and the resulting ash disposed of in landfills.
Ivory trade banned by the convention trade of endangered species, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) since 1989.
However ivory worth millions of dollars are still being smuggled from Africa every year, fueled by demand from China and other Asian countries.
Secretary-General of CITES, John Scanlon said Hong Kong is one of the illegal ivory trade center.
"Hong Kong is one of the places with the greatest amount of ivory seized in the world," said Scanlon.
Destruction of ivory was "a loud message that Hong Kong does not accept and will not allow this illegal trade," he added.
Again, elephants found dead in Riau without tusks
Most of the dozens of dead elephants in Riau in recent years, including seven male middle of this month, found no ivory, conservation officials said.
Seven Sumatran elephants found dead middle of this month without tusks, said Muhammad Zanir, PR Hall of the Natural Resources Conservation, Riau, told BBC Indonesian.
Zanir said that since 2012, 38 elephants were found dead and most of the poisoning.
For this year alone, said Zanir, eight individuals, including seven elephants were found on February 16 outside the Tesso Nilo National Park and is expected to die five months earlier.
Dozens of dead elephants poisoned last few years on the island of Sumatra, since the development of oil palm plantations rampant elephant habitat damage.
"There are indications poisoned," said Zanir.
Only 2,400 tail
However Zanir said there has been no case of death of this elephant who was appointed to the table law since the shooting of elephants in 2005.
"There are indications poisoned."
Muhammad Zani
WWF said that currently there are only 2400-2800 Sumatran elephants living in the wild.
WWF also mentions elephants face extinction in less than 30 years and warned the government that the habitat of these animals are protected.
Most of the palm oil concession granted to companies outside the Tesso Nilo, in Riau, but there are still many farmers who are gardening in the national park, said WWF spokesman Syamsidar.
Hunters are also eyeing elephant ivory, which is used in traditional Chinese medicine.
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