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@IworryTrade

Campaign by @DSWT to end the global ivory trade https://nitter.gq/t.co/8SwW3tmZ2l

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#USA lifts ban on #elephant trophy imports with immediate effect Now issuing permits to #TrophyHunters on a case-by-case basis, Trump’s administration appoints itself judge, jury and executioner to Africa's #elephants. huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/t…
Trump Administration Reverses Promise To Ban Elephant Hunt Trophies

Trump Administration Reverses Promise To Ban Elephant Hunt Trophies

The U.S. government will allow hunters to import elephant trophies on a case-by-case basis, breaking the president’s pledge.

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#Australia’s first #IvoryCrush: More than 100kg of #ivory heirlooms donated by public to be destroyed. We are greatly encouraged to see so many individuals standing up for #elephants - ab.co/2oQDrA7 #worthmorealive
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#Japan’s new rules on #IvoryTrade: Proof of legal ownership will no longer be granted based on statements from friends & family bit.ly/2HGYTjF
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#BBC #AntiquesRoadshow pressured into finally reviewing its #ivory policy! bit.ly/2qJlCap
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UK pledges to be ‘front and centre’ of global efforts to end #ivory trade, with 60,000 responses to the public consultation – the vast majority in favour of a #UKivoryban. #ThankYou to everyone who took the time to send a response. telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/01… via @telegraphnews
Vast majority of public backs ban on ivory sales

Vast majority of public backs ban on ivory sales

The public is overwhelmingly behind a ban on the sale of ivory, it has emerged.

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Morally reprehensible, yet @CITES allows it. Trade in live #elephants is still legal under CITES, as 31 calves captured from the wild in #Zimbabwe are shipped off to a life of captivity in #China bit.ly/2lO6SCb
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New #fingerprint kit bringing down #elephant poachers and #ivory traffickers: bit.ly/2lj0aUH
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216 #elephant tusks and 81 elephant #tails seized from colonel’s car in #Cameroon - bit.ly/2BSKkXe
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Tick Tock… Time is running out! TODAY, 29 December, is the final day you can speak up for #elephants in the consultation to #banUKivorysales >> bit.ly/2gpHz6w (For more info on how and why, see bit.ly/2Eac9vH)
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Corruption at its worst? Reports suggest that #elephants in #Tanzania may have been let down by the very people put in place to protect them. itv.com/news/2017-12-18/rang…
Rangers ‘complicit in elephant slaughter' | ITV News

Rangers ‘complicit in elephant slaughter' | ITV News

ITV News has uncovered claims that some anti-poaching rangers working in a UK aid-backed project were complicit in elephants' slaughter. | ITV National News

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Whether #ivory or #elephant skin, legal trade in wildlife body parts puts a value on an animal's head, fuelling poaching and putting the species at greater risk. on.natgeo.com/2CPo8xl via @NatGeo
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Primary school teacher and county official to face #Kenya’s stiff penalties for #ivory trafficking: bit.ly/2oCAczL
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#MondayMotivation – From ivory trade to trophy hunting, wildlife selfies to circuses, here are some victories for wildlife to celebrate in 2017: bit.ly/2kAjzzq
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US issues permits for #elephant hunting trophies from #Zimbabwe despite ban: bit.ly/2jb42pl
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3 arrested for #ivory trafficking in #Gabon - bit.ly/2oDSwZ6
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#Malaysia a major hub for wildlife trafficking, with 8 large #ivory and #pangolin hauls uncovered at Kuala Lumpur this year and 200kg of ivory bound for Malaysia seized in Harare last week. cleanmalaysia.com/2017/12/16…
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The loss of a species: #Malaysia's last female Sumatran #rhino 'seriously' ill po.st/Sqk2hw via @ChannelNewsAsia
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Today in #Kenya - Two men due in court over 27kg #ivory haul: capitalfm.co.ke/news/2017/12… via @capitalfmkenya

Two men due in court over Sh5.4mn ivory haul

NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 18 – Two men are expected in court Monday morning after they were arrested over the weekend with raw ivory worth Sh5.4 million in Maralal, Samburu County.…

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#Countdown: 2 weeks to the end of #China's historic #IvoryTrade - but what does this mean for #elephants? wapo.st/2zd17p3?tid=ss_tw&ut…
Ivory sales in China finally end this month. But elephants aren’t yet safe.

Ivory sales in China finally end this month. But elephants aren’t yet safe.

As carvers lament the end of an era, the battle to end poaching is far from over. 

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The #UK's role in the illegal #WildlifeTrade threatening endangered species: theconversation.com/illegal-… via @ConversationUK
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