______________________________ That figure far exceeds the growth rate of the elephants population. in some regions of Africa,Elephants are threatened with extinction. The report also documents a clear increase in the number of large seizures amounts of over 500 kilograms of ivory in Africa. For the first time, there were more such seizures in Africa than in Asia, an indication, the report suggests, of the involvement of more transnational organized crime in illegal ivory trade. ______________________________该数字远远高于大象数量的增长率.在非洲一些地区,大象面临着灭绝的危险.该报道还指出,在非洲查获超过500公斤象牙的重大案件数量呈明显上升趋势.这也是首次,非洲查获象牙的案件数量超过了亚洲.报道认为这表明国际上有组织进行非法象牙贸易的数量有所增加.