bulletman
Apparently there is a high demand for ivory in Asia, i know Australia has a ban on ivory products, has yours. A whole family wiped out just for man's greed, is there a way to stop this? -- i was of two minds in whether to post the photo, it is graphic, thou turning a blind eye will not stop this senseless slaughter.
16 Answers
FISH-O
It's amazing to me that the demand for Ivory still exists. Awareness is obviously not global. The very sad thing is that Elephants are not the only creatures who fall prey to these types of, what I consider, Crimes.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 19 | |
lindilou
sunnyB
doolittle
This is amazingly sad and an outrage!!!!! Elephants are lovely creatures and smart! Ivory should be outlawed around the globe! So should fur! and while we are at it, the only leather that should be allowed should come from animals that died a natural death...shall I continue??
| 11 years ago. Rating: 18 | |
hector5559
jhharlan
Ann
What Savages these people are. I hope they catch them and line them up one by one and shoot them and it would not bother me one bit.
Ivory is very much in demand by the Chinese and I am sure then could care less how many elephants are beeing murdered, as long they have the Ivory.
369 elephants were killed last year in kenya. What a sick nation!
| 11 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
Custom officials seized three large shipments in Hong Kong of Ivory last year, worth millions from kenya, passing through malaysia.
Ivory is usually smuggled to thailand or china for ornamental purposes.
Kenyas wildlife agency will install an alarm system around fences in nparks and wildlife sanctuaries that would reduce poaching up to 90%.
This is good news for these animals. I sure hope it works.
I agree with both of you, Doo and lindi. These poachers should be stomped to death or shot to death. I have no sympathy for these evil people.
Deleted User
Who would think that ivory would be worth anything ...
| 11 years ago. Rating: 17 | |
I just think sadly in 30 years all our wild animals will be in zoos not in the wild where they truly belong.
Tommyh
I know the law exists in Australia,the UK & Usa.I believe any ivory taken after 1948 is illegal to bring into the country. It is sad & disgusting that these magnificent animals are killed for the value of their tusks.Elephants are my favourite animal,especially the African variety.They are so much like us.They have family values.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 15 | |
clu
There are now people capturing some of the elephants the elephants are tranquilized and the tusks cut off! This is saving many elephant lifes. This was on a news program or some such thing last week! Elephants are family oriented How sad some people are so hungry for food or their lives as to sacrifice another mammal to gain! But there are the money grabbers too! (MAY THEY ROT IN HELL)
| 11 years ago. Rating: 15 | |
jenp
It is hard to watch. But I think it is important to know those things happen, and such pictures make it more memorable. There are many places in the world where hunting is not enforced enough. Where did this happened?
| 11 years ago. Rating: 15 | |
Colleen
Ivory is banned in the USA too. I believe the ban came into being in 1985. Africa continues to fight the ban.
Sorry, make that 1989.
"At a 1989, CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fauna and Flora) meeting, 115 countries decided to ban the international trade of ivory in the hopes of restoring elephant populations to healthy levels." USA was among the countries.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 14 | |
Bob/PKB
witchway
Sad as sad can be. Beautiful animals. They should be revered.
| 11 years ago. Rating: 10 | |
bustieone
How would the Chinese like it if we went into China, slaughtered their beloved Pandas and sold parts of them for profit?
| 11 years ago. Rating: 6 | |
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