Sentences with phrase «combat ivory trafficking»

States are also taking action to combat ivory trafficking — New York and New Jersey have passed legislation banning commercial ivory trade while other states are in the process of passing similar legislation to do their part to protect elephants.

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The U.S. National Strategy on Combatting Wildlife Trafficking and its accompanying Implementation Plan were released, featuring plans to shut down the U.S. commercial ivory trade through a series of administrative actions to ban ivory trade within the United States.

WASHINGTON (Reuters)- The United States will destroy its six - ton stockpile of elephant ivory as a way to combat wildlife trafficking, an international fight that often has law enforcement outgunned by well - financed crime syndicates, White House panelists said on Monday.