Just four days ago, China has closed all its ivory factories. By the end of the year, it promises to close down all its retail shops. With much uncertainty, we have some good news with the price of ivory dropping for the past couple months. China had a large awareness program and the help of celebrities to curb the trade. Once education was out there and it was acknowledged that China’s trade was harming the elephant population, the stop to end the trade started. This goes back to my thoughts that education is key. Once you can teach people and get them on board, then that is the real way to stop it. I hope that this big movement continues to other countries and Cambodia can also educate its people as well.
Read more here: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/mar/30/chinas-legal-ivory-trade-is-dying-as-prices-fall
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