«But when you look at large ivory seizures, which represent 70 percent
of illegal ivory by weight, you get a different picture.»
Not exact matches
The primitive Waliangulu tribe
of 250 to 300 people had been badly exploited
by illegal ivory agents in Mombasa, who paid them a pittance to poach the elephants.
Law enforcement agencies and conservationist are expected to make use
of the system — developed
by researchers from the University's Centre for Cyber Security — in their ongoing battle against
illegal ivory sales.
According to a 2013 study
by the University
of Washington, the annual number
of African elephants being slaughtered to supply the
illegal ivory trade is estimated to be as high as 50,000, or roughly one sixth
of the continent's remaining elephant population.
«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.
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-.
More than 20,000 African elephants are killed every year for their
ivory, according to an analysis
by CITES MIKE Program (Monitoring the
Illegal Killing
of Elephants).
Threatened
by loss
of habitat and
illegal ivory poaching, the African Elephant is currently on the verge
of extinction.
Msgr. Achilles Dakay, the archdiocese's media liaison officer, said Garcia's suspension came months before the priest was implicated
by a National Geographic article in
illegal trade
of ivory in the Philippines.
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.
• Thirty
of 37 Japanese
ivory traders contacted
by an undercover investigator offered to engage in some form
of illegal activity to buy, sell, or fraudulently register a tusk that did not qualify for registration
We believe that only
by burning or destroying
ivory stockpiles worldwide can it be ensured that
illegal ivory can not be laundered into the system, fueling the continued slaughter
of elephants across their range.
• Learn more about Rakuten's decision to cease
ivory sales
by reading EIA's press release and associated blog post • Check out Blood e-Commerce, our 2014 report on Rakuten's
ivory sales • Read about Japan's domestic
ivory market and how it contributes to elephant poaching and
illegal trade in our two recent reports: Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade (2015) and The Dirty Secrets of Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade
illegal trade in our two recent reports: Japan's
Illegal Ivory Trade (2015) and The Dirty Secrets of Japan's Illegal Ivory Trade
Illegal Ivory Trade (2015) and The Dirty Secrets
of Japan's
Illegal Ivory Trade
Illegal Ivory Trade (2016)
«The Government
of Japan is not only promoting trade in
illegal ivory to sustain its
ivory traders, but is also sabotaging international efforts to ban the domestic
ivory trade
by China and other nations,» said EIA president Allan Thornton.
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.
Forest elephants in Kenya (Meisjesanne via Flickr) Shy and reclusive, the forest elephants
of Congo, Central Africa are being pushed to the brink
of extinction
by the loss
of habitat and
illegal poaching for the
ivory and bushmeat trades.