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Illegal trade in elephants threatens their survival
Vocabulary
soared
quickly increased by a large amount
tame
train to be calm near humans; train not to be wild
to break their spirits
(here) to weaken and control them
cracked down
started dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a stricter way
toughening up
increase in strictness (here, of the laws)
laundered
(here) moved around illegally in a way which appears to be legal
habitat loss
reduction in the size of the area of natural environment (where the elephants live)