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Hong Kong Announces Plan To Ban The Ivory Trade
Hong Kong announced on Wednesday that it plans to ban the domestic ivory trade.
Finally! On Wednesday, the city of Hong Kong announced that it plans to ban the domestic ivory trade.
The Guardian reports that Hong Kong’s leader, Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, stated during his annual policy address:
” The government is very concerned about the illegal poaching of elephants in Africa. It will kickstart legislative procedures as soon as possible to ban the import and export of elephant hunting trophies.”
Chun-ying added that the city would “impose heavier penalties on smuggling and illegal trading of endangered species.”
While the leader did not disclose when the ban would take place, activists are celebrating the historic initiative as a ‘win’ for elephants and rhinoceros everywhere.
In case you’re not aware, the high-value of ivory is wiping out populations of the large land mammals. In fact, it is estimated that the Africa Elephant may go extinct within the next decade.
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