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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)