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Dear friends,
We're about to wipe
elephants from the face of the Earth. It’s so bad, some are now being born
without tusks -- an astonishing last throw of the evolutionary dice to survive
human cruelty.
But for the first time ever China, the world's
biggest ivory importer, has announced it’s banning ivory. Now, if enough of us
demand it, we can get Europe, the world's biggest ivory exporter, to follow
suit!
Last year we shone a light on Europe’s thriving ivory
markets and stirred up a storm. Now momentum is building to shut them down. This
is our moment! Join the urgent call and share this everywhere -- let’s make our
call so massive, we help end ivory forever:
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Elephants are incredible -- they help each other in distress, can
recognise death, and mourn over the bodies of their lost ones.Now it’s becoming
unnatural selection by poaching! New research says in some African regions 98%
of female elephants now have no tusks at all!
It’s clear the
legal ivory market provides cover for the sale of illegal ivory and perpetuates
elephant massacres. That's why China shutting down their vast market is a
stunning ray of hope for the future of this species. And Europe's ivory exports
make no sense. The EU has played a leading role in fighting poaching, and now
China is moving, there are simply no excuses for Europe allowing ivory to be
sold!
It’s time to demand Europe close its markets, and end all
ivory trading. Europe is discussing this right now. Unless we speak out the
ivory profiteers could have their way and keep this bloody trade open. Add your
name and share this widely:
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Last year more than 1.5 million of us called on the world's largest
conservation congress to pass a total ivory trade ban -- and they did it. Now
it’s up to us to make sure our governments follow through, and give future
generations a chance to experience the wonder of elephants.
With
hope,
Marigona, Danny, Alice, Spyro, Bert and the rest of the
Avaaz team
MORE INFORMATION:
China Bans Its Ivory Trade,
Moving Against Elephant Poaching (NY Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/30/world/asia/china-ivory-ban-elephants.html
EU set to ban raw ivory exports from July (Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/feb/22/eu-set-to-ban-raw-ivory-exports-from-july-elephants-poaching
African elephants are being born without tusks due to poaching,
researchers say (The Independent)
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/elephants-africa-tusks-ivory-poaching-born-without-a7440706.html
Poaching behind worst African elephant losses in 25 years – IUCN report
(IUCN)
https://www.iucn.org/news/poaching-behind-worst-african-elephant-losses-25-years-%E2%80%93-iucn-report
How World's Largest Legal Ivory Market Fuels Demand for Illegal Ivory
(National Geographic)
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/10/legal-loopholes-fuel-ivory-smuggling-in-hong-kong/
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