Ivory trafficking
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Chinese 'Queen of Ivory' Gets 15 Years in Jail for Trafficking Elephant Tusks
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Mongabay
Tanzania has sentenced Yang Fenglan to 15 years in prison for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 African elephants over several years.
China's Ivory Ban Pushes Illegal Trade to Neighboring Countries, Study Shows
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Mongabay
New research shows the ban has shut down the formerly legal ivory market. But the illegal ivory trade is still alive and kicking.
China, Ivory, and the Global Wildlife Trade
'I believe the Chinese authorities can, should and will do more to support wildlife conservation. China’s increasing affluence improved awareness, and accelerating urbanization is helping to create not only the material and philosophical conditions necessary for major policy changes.'