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So the future of the trade depends in large part on Hong Kong and Japan, the big consumers. Officials of both places have expressed deep concern at the catastrophic losses to Africa's herds and have vowed to place the preservation of the elephant ahead of the interests of the...
Ultimately, many of the importers and the southern African nations hope for a situation in which moderate demand can be satisfied with legal ivory from controlled culling of elephant herds and natural mortality. That could theoretically keep both the elephant and the ivory industry alive. Such a delicate balance between...
Demand for ivory is falling, but perhaps not fast enough. In 1979 Hong Kong imported 521 tons, representing 31,000 elephants. Last year it imported only 290 tons, but it took at least 33,000 elephants to meet the reduced demand. That is because tusk sizes during the period fell...
No matter what happens this week in Lausanne, the elephant will still be in some peril. Even if the ivory trade winds down, the elephant will face increasing encroachment from Africa's fast-growing human populations. African farmers or herdsmen trying to eke out a living covet the vast habitats...
Education efforts, both in Africa and in ivory-consuming nations, should emphasize just how crucial elephants are to African ecosystems. Elephants not only inhabit but also shape their habitat. In their search for food, they uproot and topple trees, allowing grasses and shrubs to take root and sunlight to reach...