China Announces End to Ivory Trade in 2017

ENN
Jan 4, 2017, 6:18 pm57 pts
In an announcement that could prove to be extremely good news for elephants in the wild, the Chinese government has promised to end its domestic ivory market by the end of this year.Every year, thousands of elephants are killed for their tusks by poachers. Between 2011 and 2014, more than 100,000 elephants were…

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