Sale of ivory triggered poaching

Thursday, February 20, 2014

A few days after the famous London Conference on illegal hunting of wildlife in Africa BAME PIET caught up with the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Tshekedi Khama at the National Assembly

The Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism, Tshekedi Khama, without hesitation, revealed that the sale of ivory in 2008, sanctioned by the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) brought catastrophic excitement that prompted a swell in elephant poaching.

Khama says that the sale triggered a demand in ivory, prompting poachers to work hard to satisfy the high demand of the product, which is in scarce supply.

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Sale of ivory triggered poaching

A few days after the famous London Conference on illegal hunting of wildlife in Africa BAME PIET caught up with the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism Tshekedi Khama at the National Assembly

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