Historical news from China. The promise to ban the ivory trade and save the elephants seems to have been fulfilled. The Asian giant is in fact starting to close the shops and factories that carve ivory. The first round of closures affects about a third of all stores and factories, according to documents released by China's State Forestry Administration
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Historical news from the China. The promise of ban the ivory trade and save the elephants looks kept. The Asian giant is in fact starting to close the shops and factories that carve this material area. The first round of closures affects about a third of all stores and factories, according to documents released by China's State Forestry Administration.
To give confirmation is WildAid. At the end of last year, China had announced plans to block all sales of ivory national receips by the end of 2017. The country is currently the largest market in the world for ivory products made from elephant tusks. Although international trade is prohibited, up to 30.000 elephants are illegally killed every year for their tusks.
"These closures show that China is serious about shutting down the ivory trade and helping the African elephant," he said. Peter Knights, CEO of WildAid. “The price of ivory has dropped two-thirds from previous highs, so it's a bad investment now. We expect further drops as soon as full closure approaches the end of the year ”.
The drop in the cost of ivory also discourages the business illegal.
A report published in recent days by Save the Elephants pointed out that iThe wholesale price of ivory tusks in China had dropped to $ 730 per kilogram, a major drop from 2014 figures, when ivory cost $ 2.100.
Evidently, awareness campaigns have also paid off, informing ivory lovers of the terrible violence their purchases involved in elephants.
So far 34 official factories were operating in China spread across the country. Twelve have been closed. Of these, 10 also practiced the retail sale of inlaid products. In addition, 45 of the 130 licensed outlets have already started closing.
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The news was also relaunched by Leonardo DiCaprio on Instagram:
“Last year China promised to stop selling elephant ivory by the end of 2017. Now it is working well on that promise: 67 ivory sculpture factories and retail stores across the country they will close on Friday, and the rest during the year. This is excellent news for the 30.000 elephants killed each year for their tusks in Africa ”.
#Regram #RG @wildaid: China’s ivory shops and carving factories are closing their doors!! ❤️???? Last year China promised to stop the sale of elephant ivory by the end of 2017. Now it is making good on that promise: 67 ivory carving factories and retail shops across the country will close down on Friday, and the rest by the of the year. This is great news for the 30,000 elephants killed each year for their tusks in Africa. #JoinTheHerd #ivoryfree #extinctioncrisis #elephants #whenthebuyingstopsthekillingcantoo
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