Quiz on elephant poaching

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

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

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

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

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

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

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