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CITES CoP16: Tanzania Withdraws Proposal to Sell Elephant Ivory
Date: 29 Dec 2012
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Excellent news for elephants: The CITES Secretariat has confirmed the withdrawal of Tanzania’s proposal to sell stockpiled ivory and transfer its elephant population from Appendix I to Appendix II, which was previously submitted for consideration at CoP16. The country was planning to dump more than 100 tonnes of stockpiled ivory on the market, as well as trade in elephant hunting trophies, skins, feet, ears, ta
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4 Tons of Ivory Seized in Hong Kong Arrived from Tanzania & Kenya
Date: 23 Oct 2012
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Authorities in Hong Kong confiscated four tons of of illegal ivory this week, which arrived in two containers from Tanzania and Kenya. Guangdong Customs alerted Hong Kong Customs to “two suspicious containers shipped from Africa.” One container from Tanzania was marked as “plastic scrap” but was actually 972 pieces of raw ivory tusks, weighing about 4,248 lbs (1,927 kg), along with three pound
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CITES CoP16: Tanzania Proposes Ivory Stockpile Sale & Reduced Elephant Protection
Date: 09 Oct 2012
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Tanzania has submitted a proposal to CITES which would downlist its elephant population from Appendix I to Appendix II and allow the sale of its ivory stockpile. UPDATE: Tanzania Withdraws Proposal to Sell Elephant Ivory. In its proposal to downlist elephants to Appendix II, Tanzania hopes to dump more than 100 tonnes of stockpiled ivory on the market via a one-off sale to China and Japan. Tanzania is also seeking ap
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12 Things You Might Not Know About Elephants
Date: 12 Aug 2012
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Elephants are under extreme pressure from the thriving ivory trade in China and Thailand, while unsustainable human population growth is taking its toll on elephant habitat. In celebration of these magnificent mammals, here are twelve things you might not know about elephants — enjoy! Elephant fact 1: There are two recognized subspecies of African elephant – the savannah elephant (Loxodonta africana) and
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How Will China’s Slowing Economy Impact Endangered Wildlife?
Date: 16 Jul 2012
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The rise of China as an economic superpower has impacted the entire world — including wildlife. Although economists and investors have been studying — and profiting from — China’s powerful trend, Barron‘s stated in its July 2 cover story (“Falling Star“) that the Chinese economy is slowing and hard times are ahead. Many investors have recently questioned China’s continu
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Zambia Hopes to Sell Ivory Stockpile
Date: 16 Jul 2012
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Zambia is again considering a plan to sell its ivory stockpile, which it claims is too expensive to maintain. Tourism minister Given Lubinda told Reuters that if CITES does not approve Zambia’s request, it may be necessary to destroy the ivory. In 2010, Zambia’s bid to downlist its elephant population from Appendix I to Appendix II and sell 21,692.23 kg (24 tons) of ivory to trading partners Japan and Chi
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Thailand to List African Elephant as Protected Species
Date: 01 Jul 2012
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In an effort to more closely monitor illegal ivory trade, Thailand will add the African elephant as a protected species under Thai law. This is the first time Thailand has included a non-local wildlife species as a protected animal under the 1992 Wildlife Preservation and Protection Act which “prohibits possession and trade of protected wild animals and their parts”, according to the Bangkok Post. Illegal
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Zambia: 3 Tons of Ivory Stolen, 2 Game Scouts Arrested
Date: 27 Jun 2012
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Just over three tons of ivory were discovered missing from the Zambia Wildlife Authority (ZAWA) strongroom, and two game scouts have been apprehended in what is believed to be an “inside job”. The suspects were identified by the Zambia Daily Mail as William Phiri and Abel Kahali. Vehicles belonging to Phiri and Kahali were also seized. ZAWA director general Edwin Matokwani believes the theft was a “
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Gabon Destroys Over 5 Tons of Ivory in Support of Elephant Protection #gabonivoryburn
Date: 27 Jun 2012
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Gabon has demonstrated to the world it is committed to taking action against illegal wildlife trade by publicly burning 4,825 kg (10,637 lbs) of elephant ivory. The contraband included 1,293 elephant tusks and 17,730 ivory trinkets — representing the deaths of more than 850 elephants. President of Gabon, Ali Bongo, ignited the ivory pyre today in Cite de Democratie. Gabon has a policy of zero tolerance for wild
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