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BUTCHERED Slain elephant stripped of skin In 1997 there were some 10,000 Asian elephants in Myanmar. It is feared there are now just 1,400 and the skin trade boom could kill them off in two years. There are about 30,000 to 40,000 Asian elephants left, down from about 100,000 in 1900. They are endangered. Some 350,000 African elephants, left, remain in the wild – a 97% decline from the estimated 12 million in 1900. The ivory trade was banned in 1990, yet this and antique ivory has still been booming. Last year’s Great Elephant Census found 144,000 African elephants killed for ivory in the past decade. The animals are also slain for meat and body parts. RESEARCH Genetic testing