Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Lifeline for elephants: Ivory price halves in China after Xi pledges ban

Lifeline for elephants: Ivory price halves in China after Xi pledges ban

The price of raw, illegal ivory has almost halved in China in the past 18 months because of growing public awareness, a promise from President Xi Jinping to ban the trade, a far-reaching anti-corruption drive and a slowing economy, according a new study by Save the Elephants. Falling demand in the world’s largest ivory market […]











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