Debate at wildlife watchdog becomes heated over allowing sales that would ‘fuel poaching’
and markedly increase their law-enforcement efforts to prevent illegal trade. Poaching skyrocketed across Africa after the last ivory stockpile sales back in 2008. Ifaw is delighted governments have chosen to reject repeating that failed experiment.”At least 20,000 elephants are illegally killed each year for their ivory – with an average of 55 elephants poached every day in Africa - the equivalent of one every 26 minutes.
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