Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Thai ivory boom ‘fuelling Africa elephant crisis’

BANGKOK, July 2- Thailand’s “out of control” ivory market is driving Africa’s elephant poaching crisis, conservationists warned Wednesday, accusing the kingdom of backsliding on its pledges. The number of ivory products on sale in Bangkok nearly trebled from 5,865 in January last year to 14,512 in May 2014, according to the wildlife group TRAFFIC. The […]

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