Sentences with phrase «global illegal ivory»

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In spite of a global ban, the illegal ivory trade has exploded, with most of the demand coming from Asian countries, particularly China.

While The Ivory Game's ambitiously broad look at the illegal ivory trade takes on a bit more than it needs to, it does shed some definite light on a growing global problem.

TRAFFIC's global elephant and rhino programme leader describes the current rhino and elephant poaching crisis, and the illegal trade in their horn and ivory that is driving this.

Our sister company Ashnil Mara Camp participated in the International Global Elephant Walk on 4th October in the Masai Mara to raise awareness against poaching and illegal ivory trade.

In addition to fueling global demand for ivory — both legal and illegal — auctions flood the market with legal ivory, making it easier to sell the essentially identical products of poaching.

Ivory pieces will be crushed in a first global push by the United States to stop the illegal ivory trade.

Interestingly, the legal ivory trade in China — which relied on stockpiled goods collected before the global ban — has inadvertently worked to harbor a booming illegal trade that has fueled poaching.