In what is being hailed a major victory for elephant conservation, China announced today that it will ban all commercial ivory trading by the end of 2017.
Domestic ivory markets are contributing to the rapid demise of Africa's elephant population, which has shrunk by a third over the past seven years, according to a recent census. This year, both the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species called for domestic ivory markets around the world to be shut down for good. ...... [Read More]
Well that's a relief, thank's God that are really good news. thanks for share this great news.
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I was hoping it was a 2017 resolution China not 18, i guess we take what we get.
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