by Adam Cruise | Nov 5, 2022 | CITES CoP19, News, Related articles
By Tracy Keeling – The Canary An international ban on the trade in elephant ivory has been in place for decades. Nonetheless, the majestic giants continue to face an existential threat from poaching for the trade. Legal domestic markets are...
by Adam Cruise | Nov 2, 2022 | CITES CoP19, Press Releases, Press Releases
TOKYO (November 1, 2022)—Japan Tiger and Elephant Fund released today a report: “Smugglers’ Source: Japan’s Legal Ivory Market –An Analysis of Chinese Court Decisions of Ivory Illegally Exported from Japan”. Thousands of elephants are killed every year to supply...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 12, 2022 | News
By Lenin Ndebele – News24 The African Elephant Coalition has called on CITES to convince Japan to stop the ivory trade.Although legal, Japan has been flagged as a major market for illicit ivory from Africa.Dealers buy ivory in Japan and smuggle it to other parts...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 7, 2022 | Press Releases
CITES Standing Committee 74, Lyon France 7-11 March 2022 The first in-person meeting since 2019 of the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) opens Monday 7 March in Lyon, France. The loaded agenda for the 74th...
by Adam Cruise | Mar 7, 2022 | Commentary
By Adam Cruise, Keith Lindsay and Rosie Awori Japan has the last remaining legal ivory market of any significance. Its closure will make a crucial difference in stemming the onslaught of elephant poaching in Africa. Elephants continue to be illegally killed in Africa...
