Articles tagged as: elephant tusks
Four African Countries to Sell Ivory, China Permitted to Buy
July 16, 2008
GENEVA, Switzerland, July 15, 2008 (ENS) – Four southern African countries have been approved to sell a total of 108 metric tonnes of government owned elephant ivory as a one-time exception to the international moratorium on ivory sales that has been in place since 1989 to protect these endangered animals from poachers. The decision was [...]
Read More »African Elephant Countries Strategize to Thwart Poaching
February 7, 2008
BAMAKO, Mali, February 6, 2008 (ENS) – Elephant conservation and anti-ivory trade initiatives are the focus of a meeting that opened today here with delegates from 17 African elephant range states. Organizers say there is potential for the formation of a coalition of like-minded states that will work towards strengthening elephant conservation. The gathering is [...]
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