2019-04-01_Wildlife_Ranching_Magazine

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It is often said that the best offense is a good defence. That

is as true for politics as it is for sports. One of the best ways to

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The last of these has happened with a proposed

ban on all ivory trade, both international and

domestic. The proposal has been formally

presented to the 180 nations that will gather

at the CITES 18th Conference of the Parties

in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The nations of Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire,

Gabon, Kenya, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic

and Togo claim that allowing some countries to trade ivory within their

own borders opens the door for laundering illegally obtained ivory and

encourages the poaching of elephants.

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a forbidden fruit will be stronger. >>

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andTogoproposed the transfer of the African elephant

(Loxodontaafricana) populations of Botswana, Namibia,

SouthAfricaand Zimbabwe from Appendix II to Appendix I.

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increase poaching

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2. Côte d'Ivoire


3. Gabon
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4. Liberia
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   8. Sudan
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