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17Nov/17

Elephant advocates trumpet outrage over new Trump hunting rule

November 17, 2017EnvironmentAfrica, African elephant, Animals, Asian elephant, Barack Obama, China, Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., EDGE species, Elephant, Elephants, Environment, Geography of Africa, Hunting, Ivory, LIVINGSTONE, M. Sanjayan, Mammals, Mammals of Africa, Organisms, Poaching, Reuters, Robert Mugabe, Singapore, the u.s. fish and wildlife service, Trophy hunting, United States, World, Zambia, Zimbabwesmbale

LIVINGSTONE, ZAMBIA (NOVEMBER 2013) (REUTERS) – U.S. conservation groups lashed out this week against a White House decision to allow trophy hunters who kill elephants in two African nations to bring home the endangered animals’ tusks or other body parts as souvenirs. Continue reading →

02Apr/17

China to shut down all ivory factories, retail stores in 2017

April 2, 2017EnvironmentAfrican elephant, CGTN, China, China Central Television, China Global Television Network, Company: CCTV, Country: China, Crime, EDGE species, Elephant, Environment, Environmental crime, Ivory, Mammals, Organisms, Poaching, Retail, State Forestry Administration, Television, Wang Aimin, wildlife conservation society, Wildlife smuggling, Zakouma elephant slaughter, Zhang Dehuismbale

China Global Television Network (CGTN) – China has shut down 67, or one third its ivory factories and retail stores, and will shut down the remaining 105 by the end of the year, according to the State Forestry Administration on Friday.
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