Morality Tale for Republicans: What Greed is doing to the Elephants

From today's New York Times. Think what you like

Elephants Dying in Epic Frenzy as Ivory Fuels Wars and Profits

"Africa is in the midst of an epic elephant slaughter. Conservation groups say poachers are wiping out tens of thousands of elephants a year, more than at any time in the previous two decades, with the underground ivory trade becoming increasingly militarized.

"Like blood diamonds from Sierra Leone or plundered minerals from Congo, ivory, it seems, is the latest conflict resource in Africa...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/04/world/africa/africas-elephants-are-being-slaughtered-in-poaching-frenzy.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20120904