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Correct me if I'm wrong but I can't imagine that the legitimate cases for the use of ivory/elephant products are economically significant at all to the EU. Beca
by jswny 10y ago
Correct me if I'm wrong but I can't imagine that the legitimate cases for the use of ivory/elephant products are economically significant at all to the EU. Because of this, I'm confused as to why they would be treading so lightly and avoiding a complete ban.
- jbmorgado 10y agoIt's not about that of course. It's that the EU feels like just banning without ivory trade without a support network behind in Africa will just lead to even more devastating black market ivory trade. We can see how bad the previous bans went and how the wild life suffers in those same African countries that already banned poaching... but where the elephants keep dying awfully because the local governments are corrupt and let the poaching continue gaining even higher margins after the ban. It's exactly that the EU wants to avoid.
- adamnemecek 10y ago> how the wild life suffers in those same African countries that already banned poaching Which specific countries are you talking about?