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Quartet in Court for Illegal Possession, Sale of Ivory
Four persons appeared in court at the weekend after being caught trying to sell ivory worth US$2 292.The accused, Mosper Musumhi (39), Edson Gonamombe (54), Kudakwashe Jim (28), and Irene Kumanda (46) ...
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Elephant Ivory Trade in the US
In the United States, import of African elephant ivory has been prohibited—via the African Elephant Conservation Act— since 1989, the same year that countries around the world enacted similar import ...
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'Ivory cost': Tamil Nadu foresters probe sources of elephant tusks – Veerappan’s stash, dead tuskers, or private collectors?
the demand is for artefacts made of ivory and not for raw ivory, say Central WCCB officials In India, demand is for small items made of ivory such as kumkum boxes, jewellery boxes, and bangles ...
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Elephant protection debate to dominate conservation meeting
This would allow a commercial trade in registered raw ivory with approved trading partners. Botswana, Namibia and Zimbabwe are also proposing that ivory from elephants in their region be traded.
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CITES meeting to address illegal ivory and rhino horn trade
WWF calls on representatives of world governments and other groups attending the CITES meeting in Geneva this week, to stem the growing global trade in illegal ivory and rhino horn. WWF calls on ...
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'Ivory cost': Tamil Nadu foresters probe sources of elephant tusks – Veerappan’s stash, dead tuskers, or private collectors?
"In the international market, there is a demand only for intricately carved artefacts made of ivory, not for raw ivory," says H V Girish, former head of Central WCCB and now Chief Conservator of ...