A new report reveals that, between 2009 and June 2014, there were more
than 90 large-scale ivory seizures, collectively weighing almost 170
tons, which bear the hallmarks of international organized crime. At a
10% interception rate, this would amount to approximately 229,729
elephants killed and trafficked in fewer than six years.
Today,
the ivory trade is operating at its highest level since the 1989
commercial ivory trade ban. 2013 appears to have been the worst year on
record, with nearly 50 tons of ivory seized that were linked to organized criminal networks.
Total No of Rhinos slaughtered in South Africa to End of December 2021 = 451 Official figures. Note: the number of wild rhinos in Kruger has declined from 3,500 to 2,800 in one year. Read my blog below for Headlines from around the World concerning the Global Catastrophe that is causing the biggest mass extinction since the Permian Period, and News of the fight to stop the slaughter of the Planet's Wildlife before it is too late.
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