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> ivory acquired before a worldwide ban in 1989 This allows those who own ivory, potential many historical, to trade in those pieces. How does this contribute
by buckbova 11y ago
> ivory acquired before a worldwide ban in 1989
This allows those who own ivory, potential many historical, to trade in those pieces.
How does this contribute to extinction? Unless there's time travel involved.
- adamnemecek 11y agoBecause it a.) sustains a market for ivory b.) a lot of ivory has falsified paperwork c.) enforcement of these rules is costly and there isn't enough people to do it http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/overwhelmed-us-port-inspectors-unable-to-keep-up-with-illegal-wildlife-trade/2014/10/17/2fc72086-fe42-11e3-b1f4-8e77c632c07b_story.html http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/overwh.... For example, the Fish and Wildlife service in New York has 6 employees which are supposed to be checking all cargo coming to NYC and NJ. That's very few people for the job.
- mcmahoniel 11y agoMaybe we need to start embedding RFID chips into (or laser etching) the existing ivory supply linking to a centralized database for confirmation.
- Phlarp 11y agob.) A lot of ivory has falsified paperwork. A centralized database just creates a lucrative side business for the sysadmins.
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- Symbiote 11y agoGuessing: fake pre-1989 ivory (false certificates etc) made from recently killed elephants. There are also lots of other endangered species, though the big mammals make the biggest news stories.