A populist tighter ivory trade ban is not enough to save Africa's elephants: The 27-year old ban on international ivory trade has clearly failed to deliver a sustained solution to the poaching crisis. ShutterstockA disproportionate amount of the agenda at The 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Trade of Endangered Species (CITES) was dominated by African … [Read more...] about A populist tighter ivory trade ban is not enough to save Africa’s elephants | The Conversation
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SA News: POLL: Should all countries worldwide ban the trade in elephant ivory?
POLL: Should all countries worldwide ban the trade in elephant ivory?: The acrimonious debate over elephant poaching has split African countries. Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe, which host about a third of all remaining elephants, have stable or increasing populations. They argue passionately that elephant numbers are ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Australia … [Read more...] about SA News: POLL: Should all countries worldwide ban the trade in elephant ivory?
CITES Members Urged to Close Domestic Ivory Markets; Strongest CITES Protections Signal Hopeful Future for African Grey Parrots
CITES Members Urged to Close Domestic Ivory Markets; Strongest CITES Protections Signal Hopeful Future for African Grey Parrots: Member nations of a key global wildlife trade treaty today delivered a critical victory in the battle to save elephants from the devastating impacts of ivory trafficking by agreeing to clamp down on the sale of ivory within their borders. The United … [Read more...] about CITES Members Urged to Close Domestic Ivory Markets; Strongest CITES Protections Signal Hopeful Future for African Grey Parrots
SA News: Breakaway African countries demand resumption of Ivory trade
Breakaway African countries demand resumption of Ivory trade: But four countries -- Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa and Namibia -- castigated Western-based animal charities, saying they "dictated" on how African resources should be managed. "Please leave us alone, don't just come and dictate what we should be doing ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews Kanpur Test: India … [Read more...] about SA News: Breakaway African countries demand resumption of Ivory trade
SA News: Global efforts against ivory traffickers still fall short
Global efforts against ivory traffickers still fall short: JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- Conservationists at an international wildlife meeting in South Africa say poaching syndicates moved large shipments of elephant ivory in 2015, despite increasing calls to dismantle trafficking networks that often collude with ... Source: "South Africa" - BingNews … [Read more...] about SA News: Global efforts against ivory traffickers still fall short
