Britain was the world’s largest exporter of legal ivory betwixt 2010 in addition to 2015, a breakdown of records held past times the Convention on international merchandise inwards endangered species (Cites) has revealed.
Not alone did the U.K. export to a greater extent than ivory than anyone else to Hong Kong in addition to Communist People's Republic of China – which are considered smuggling hubs for “blood ivory” - it too sold on 370% to a greater extent than ivory than the adjacent highest exporter, the USA.
The novel merchandise analysis, which is beingness released ahead of World Elephant Day on Saturday, volition embarrass the government, after a telephone telephone past times Boris Johnson for “an all out ban” on ivory exports concluding month.
Mary Rice, the executive managing director of the Environmental Investigations Agencywhich carried out the inquiry said: “UK ivory exports are stimulating consumer postulate globally, peculiarly inwards Hong Kong in addition to China, 2 of the world’s largest markets for both legal in addition to illegal ivory.
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The Guardian
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