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Four African Countries to Sell Ivory, China Permitted to Buy
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“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.” ~ ENS
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July 18th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
this will undoubtedly open the floodgates for trading in illegal animal skins,birds,endangered and threatened species! Look at what happened as soon as the wolf was taken off the endangered wildlife list. In a matter of weeks,they have been hunted to extinction. Shame on the African governments who sanctioned this and double shame on the Chinese!
July 18th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
this will undoubtedly open the floodgates for trading in illegal animal skins,birds,endangered and threatened species! Look at what happened as soon as the wolf was taken off the endangered wildlife list. In a matter of years,they may have been hunted to extinction. Shame on the African governments who sanctioned this and double shame on the Chinese!