Posts Tagged "éléphant"

“On the Trail” n°7

12 Feb 2015

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“On the Trail” n°7

12 Feb 2015

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“On the Trail” n°7

12 Feb 2015

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“On the Trail” n°7

12 Feb 2015

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France is listening to the elephants’ call

28 Jan 2015

The decision to immediately suspend exports of whole or cut elephant tusks from France announced by Madam Royal, Minister of Ecology, is good. France has also vowed to promote such measure within the European Union.

In 2014, over 3 tons of raw ivory were sold in auction houses in France. This entire amount of ivory was bought by foreign citizens, especially from Asia. In France, ivory is sold between 300 and 1000 € per kilo. In China, prices at present are as high as 6000 to 7000 € per kilo.

Raw ivory sales in France and its export encourage speculation on ivory. Using the cover of legal ivory, ivory networks in Asia sell off illegal ivory.

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