Earlier this week the United States government destroyed its national ivory stockpile, nearly six tons of elephant ivory, representing the majority of ivory seized from American tourists and traffickers since the late 1980s. My take, pre- and post-event for National … [Read more...]
Philippines Ivory Crush: Call to the United States
Friday, June 21, the Philippines became the first country outside of Africa to destroy ivory seized by its law enforcement. I wrote about it for National Geographic here: In Global First, Philippines to Destroy its Ivory Stock and here: Pulling Teeth. The United States … [Read more...]
My Story on Ivory Policing and China on National Geographic’s Voice for Elephants
I have a new story up on A Voice for Elephants at National Geographic.com. It begins like this: Chinese media reported last week that China has convicted a major ivory seller in Fujian and his accomplices for their role in an international ivory trafficking scheme that smuggled … [Read more...]
Amanpour on Ivory
Last week I went on CNN's Amanpour with the heroic Christiane Amanpour to discuss the ivory trade, the documentary Battle for the Elephants directed by John Heminway, and Ivory Worship. Here's the interview: … [Read more...]
CITES’ Ivory Trade Policy is on Drugs
By far the most dangerous threat now facing the African elephant is not poachers or Chinese ivory carvers, it is CITES' rulemaking. CITES is indispensible to the protection of wildife around the world, but for elephants the high dollar values, insignicant enforcement, and … [Read more...]
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