Wildlife Conservation Society's deputy head in Japan

Wildlife Conservation Society's deputy head in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Jerome Mokoko, assistant director of the Wildlife Conservation Society, speaks of the importance of conserving nature in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2014. Mokoko, from the Republic of Congo, warned that increasing demand for ivory and growing Asian needs for wood have impacted wildlife preservation in his country.

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