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- Elephants may be doomed to extinction with EU opposition to global ivory ban Thu, 7 Jul 16, 11:38pmOnce the existing global embargo on ivory sales expires in 2017, elephants may be doomed to extinction, according to a statement by officials from 29 African states...
- China announces one-year ban on ivory imports Sat, 28 Feb 15, 12:30amIn response to growing criticism of Chinese demand for ivory, China's State Forestry Administration has announced that they have implemented a one-year ban on the import of ivory carvings...
- US Officials Crush $10 billion Worth of ‘Blood Ivory’ to Send a Message to Poachers Sat, 16 Nov 13, 6:30amIvory photo from Shutterstock On Thursday, U.S. officials destroyed $10 billion worth of "blood ivory" at a rock crushing facility in Denver, Colorado. The 5.4 tons of confiscated material was collected over a period of 25...
- Jane Goodall Warns Elephants Could Go Extinct Because of Illegal Ivory Trade Tue, 18 Dec 12, 12:33amJane Goodall has issued a vehement plea for citizens everywhere to stop buying ivory as she fears African elephants will go extinct to fuel the illegal trade...