Sentences with phrase «of illegal ivory»

As a commodity, the price of illegal ivory continues to soar.

At 10; 30 a.m., the state DEC destroys nearly two tons of illegal ivory confiscated through state enforcement efforts in Central Park, to send «a clear message that the state will not tolerate wildlife crime that threatens to wipe out Africa's elephants,» Manhattan.

«Japan's ivory controls are flawed and there is evidence that large amounts of illegal ivory... have been laundered into the domestic market,» said the report, which was co-authored by animal welfare group Humane Society International.

«But when you look at large ivory seizures, which represent 70 percent of illegal ivory by weight, you get a different picture.»

«The system is wide open to abuse and laundering of illegal ivory into the legal market.»

Also at 10 a.m., the DEC displays more than one ton of illegal ivory in its office as a prelude to next week's Ivory Crush in Central Park, 625 Broadway, Albany.

The DEC is planning a public crushing of illegal ivory tusks, trinkets, statues, jewelry and other decorative items it has confiscated over the years in Central Park on Aug. 3 at 10:30 a.m.

This surge was directly correlated to a more than quadrupling of local black - market ivory prices paid to poachers and tripling in the volume and number of illegal ivory seizures through Kenyan ports of transit.

University of Washington biologist Samuel Wasser is a pioneer in using DNA evidence to trace the origin of illegal ivory and help police an international trade that is decimating African elephant populations.

The funding of Boko Haram's atrocities by the illegal ivory trade show that poaching is not just a problem for conservationists, but for all of us

But there is an intimate connection: like many terrorist organisations in Africa, Boko Haram is funded by sales of illegal ivory (see «Ivory poaching funds most war and terrorism in Africa «-RRB-.

He made the comment in announcing guilty pleas from two dealers and their businesses caught in New York City with upwards of a ton of illegal ivory goods with a retail value estimated at $ 2 million.

By facilitating the continued trade of illegal ivory and animal parts, eBay remains a tacit participant in this illicit activity to which thousand of elephants fall victim each year.

WASHINGTON, DC — The Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) today condemned the Government of Japan's decision to launch a nationwide ivory tusk registration campaign characterizing it as a large - scale amnesty of illegal ivory.

France became the first European country to destroy its stocks of illegal ivory on Thursday in a dramatic warning to those involved in the lucrative wildlife trade that is endangering elephants and other species.

«The destruction of illegal ivory has become indispensable in the fight against trafficking of threatened species.

Even before the ban has officially begun, confiscation of illegal ivory flooding into the country has dropped by 80 percent in 2016, and poaching has declined in Kenya, Knights says.

Leading experts fighting ivory poaching recognize that success lies in stopping demand as much as it rests on seizing large shipments of illegal ivory.

«More disturbingly, we are unaware of any attempts to track and evaluate the impacts of these burns on the demand for and the price of illegal ivory.»

The Government of Japan has announced its intention to launch an expanded tusk registration campaign nationwide that will increase demand for ivory in Japan, while legalizing large amounts of illegal ivory.

On November 14, the U.S. destroyed six tons of illegal ivory to raise awareness about the plight of elephants.

On November 14th, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service destroyed nearly six tons of illegal ivory.

In November last year the United States destroyed six tons of illegal ivory and in December China ground up the same amount.

In 2011 alone, 46.5 tons of illegal ivory were seized, much of it headed for China.