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China Widens Ban On Ivory

Posted on March 23, 2016 by mellow

All Countries Must Kill Ivory Markets China will widen a ban on ivory imports as it comes under pressure to restrict a trade which sees thousands of African elephants slaughtered every year, including hundreds across Tanzania. Imports of all ivory and ivory … Continue reading →

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Tanzania’s Elephant Herds Decimated By Poachers

Posted on October 20, 2012 by mellow

Ivory Has Lured Greedy Foreigners For More Than A Century “The word ‘ivory’ rang in the air, was whispered, was sighed. You would think they were praying to it.” — Joseph Conrad in Heart of Darkness. Conrad wrote more than a century … Continue reading →

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