We watched documentary one night. In 2012, investigative journalists Bryan Christy and Aidan Hartley explored the illegal ivory trade and the plight of Africa’s elephants, and documented their work in the National Geographic special Battle for the Elephants.
People made a fortune from ivory trade. The history of the ivory trade and the resulting devastation of Africa’s elephant population reveals that from 26 million elephants in 1800 to fewer than one million today. A worldwide ban on ivory sales in 1989 led to a rebound in the population, to about a million.
But in 1999 and 2008, due to pressure from countries in Asia and southern Africa, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) allowed two sanctioned sales of ivory. Evidence showed that more than 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa in 2012 alone.
Same as shark fins. Capture the sharks, cut the fins, throw the sharks back to the ocean to die! I stopped eating shark fin soup for years, bird nest soap also! It’s crazy!
With demand comes supply. Just like sharks fin, we need to educate folks about what they consume or buy will harm nature or destroy bio-diversity. Knowledge is power. Can’t do much without spreading it!
I’m Chinese but don’t approve a lot of things they do. They are so skillful of craving the ivory, steady hands, use 1000x magnifying device. No temptation of getting any of them. No business from me, at least…
Well, I certainly won’t buy ivory. I also signed an online petition to ban the sale of ivory just because of your blog article, so thank you again for bringing this to my/our attention! Blessings to you!
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It’s so terrible what we humans are capable of .. Thank you for sharing this although I wish you didn’t have to.. xx
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I know! Good thing that I don’t have any ivory possession! Thank you for reading!
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Absolutely – I’m glad I don’t either.. although I did have ivory keys on a piano when I was young.. so sad! x
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I know! We can’t undo what’s done. I hope all the countries involved continue to ban ivory trade!
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Most definitely!! xx
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This is all very sad. It is crazy to see that these things happen every single day. 😦
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The documentary shows the bullet holes, smashing faces, blood dripping…
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It is crazy how they only do it for the tusks and leave the rest.
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Same as shark fins. Capture the sharks, cut the fins, throw the sharks back to the ocean to die! I stopped eating shark fin soup for years, bird nest soap also! It’s crazy!
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With demand comes supply. Just like sharks fin, we need to educate folks about what they consume or buy will harm nature or destroy bio-diversity. Knowledge is power. Can’t do much without spreading it!
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That’s true!
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So sad, earth is home for all living beings
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Yes, human is invading the nature. We are cutting short of the rainforest, but rainforest balances the environment of the globe!! It’s sad!
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How horrid and inhumane! Thank you for sharing this shocking information . . . Perhaps there is something we can do? I don’t know.
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I’m Chinese but don’t approve a lot of things they do. They are so skillful of craving the ivory, steady hands, use 1000x magnifying device. No temptation of getting any of them. No business from me, at least…
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Well, I certainly won’t buy ivory. I also signed an online petition to ban the sale of ivory just because of your blog article, so thank you again for bringing this to my/our attention! Blessings to you!
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Blessings to you to save the elephants!!
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