Based on the Figure Below, Which of the Following Statements

question 143

Multiple Choice

Based on the figure below, which of the following statements is/are a direct reflection of the data presented?

• A)Increasing ivory prices always increases the amount of illegal killing of elephants.
• B)Natural mortality rate is higher than the illegal killing rate of elephants between 1998 and 2006.
• C)After 2008, increasing ivory prices are coincident with increases in illegal killing of elephants.
• D)In 2010 illegal killing rates surpassed natural mortality rates of elephants.

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