African elephants suffer 'worst decline' because of poaching

The news comes amid global disagreements over what to do with existing ivory stockpiles

The number of African elephants has dropped by around 111,000 in the past decade, a new report released on Sunday at the Johannesburg conference on the wildlife trade said, blaming the plummeting figures on poaching.

The revelation, the worst drop in 25 years, came amid disagreement on the second day of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, over the best way to improve the plight of Africa's elephants, targeted for their tusks.