Tuesday, April 11, 2017

Follow China’s example, shut down ivory factories and shops, UN agency urges countries

UN News Centre
Applauding the Chinese Government’s closure of many of its ivory factories and retail outlets, the United Nations environment wing has called on other countries and territories to follow China’s example and improve the survival prospects for elephants across the world. Story here. 

 An Asian elephant in a park in India. Photo credit - Wikipedia.
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