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Charity organisation TRAFFIC said that 2011 it had seen high numbers of large ivory captures. TRAFFIC represents the support of Illegal ivory trade.



Illegal ivory trade has increased since 2007, the increase is over 800 kg in weight. But in 2010 they only had 10 large captures.

There were more than 23 tonnes in 2011, a figure that probably represents 2,500 elephants, possibly more.

Most recently 727 ivory pieces were found on 21st December. They were hidden inside a container at the port of Mombasa, Kenya, destined for Asia.

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Word	Image	Definition	Example	Listen
Seizures		Taking possession of an item, property, or person legally or by force	To take many items by legal force	Listen
Capture		To gain possession or control of something	It is expensive to store and capture carbon emissions.	Listen
Charity		An organisation which gives help, usually money, to those in need.	Oxfam is a well known CHARITY	Listen
Destined		Predetermine	A freighter destined for the Orient	Listen
Illegal		Against the law	Euthanasia is illegal in many countries.	Listen
Illicit		Unlawful	It was an illicit activity	Listen
Hidden		To conceal from sight; prevent from being seen or discovered	Where did she hide her jewels?	Listen
Registered		To enter or cause to be entered formally in a register.	You need to register before starting school.	Listen
Container		A place to store household items, a carton, can, or jar for example	I keep my jewelery in a plastic container	Listen

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