In 4 days, 2 African governments Tanzania and Zambia will try to pry open the worldwide ban on ivory trading. If given the go ahead, this could wipe out whole elephant population.
These two countrys are lobbying the UN for special exemptions from the ban !!
If the UN gives the green light poaches will come from all over the globe to clame there bounty. Giving a even greater power to the already powerful ivory crime syndicates. That dispite the ban, each year over 30,000 elephants are gunned down and their tusks hacked off by poachers with axes and chainsaws.
Imagine if Tanzania and Zambia are successful in exploiting the loophole... The flood gates will open and such a majestic animal will forever be lost.
Across the world's cultures and throughout our history elephants have been revered in religions and have captured our imagination- Babar, Dumbo, Ganesh, Airavata, Erawan. But today these beautiful and highly intelligent creatures are being brutally driven to extinction. As long as there is demand for ivory, poaching and smuggling will happen, but this week we have a chance to protect them.
These two countrys are lobbying the UN for special exemptions from the ban !!
If the UN gives the green light poaches will come from all over the globe to clame there bounty. Giving a even greater power to the already powerful ivory crime syndicates. That dispite the ban, each year over 30,000 elephants are gunned down and their tusks hacked off by poachers with axes and chainsaws.
Imagine if Tanzania and Zambia are successful in exploiting the loophole... The flood gates will open and such a majestic animal will forever be lost.
Across the world's cultures and throughout our history elephants have been revered in religions and have captured our imagination- Babar, Dumbo, Ganesh, Airavata, Erawan. But today these beautiful and highly intelligent creatures are being brutally driven to extinction. As long as there is demand for ivory, poaching and smuggling will happen, but this week we have a chance to protect them.
The greatest chance, lies with us. Get the word out and support African conservationists.
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It is an outrage that the UN Endangered Species body only meets every 3 years !!!
It is an outrage that the UN Endangered Species body only meets every 3 years !!!
As long as there is demand for ivory, elephants are at risk from poaching and smuggling. But this week we have a chance to protect them.
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