Nigeria unveils first national protection plan for endangered elephants

FILE - A Thai customs official displays seized ivory during a press conference in Bangkok, Jan. 12, 2018. Thai authorities seized full elephant tusks and tusk fragments originating from Nigeria destined for China worth over 15 million baht ($469,800).

Nigeria has launched the country's first National Elephant Action Plan. Authorities say the measure is designed to protect the small and rapidly declining population of elephants in the country.