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The Passionate Eye | Season 2012-2013, Episode 1 | Jun 8, 2013 | 42:22

Blood Ivory

Can elephants survive a new surge in illegal ivory smuggling? An investigative team uses undercover cameras to reveal how growing demand for ivory in China has caused a resurgence in African elephant poaching and an elaborate smuggling network to Asia.

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