Major breakthrough by authorities in China on the illegal smuggling of ivory

  • By EAL
  • May 25, 2013

Major breakthrough by authorities in China in the clampdown on criminal syndicates behind the illegal smuggling of ivory.

Court case verdict reveals true scale of 2011’s “Annus horribilis” for African Elephants.

These seizures had not previously been officially reported to ETIS and brings the total weight of ivory seized in 2011 to a staggering 46.5 tonnes, a figure 2.5 times the average of 18.6 tonnes for the period 1996–2011. The previous worst year on record was 32.7 tonnes in 2009.

More here

Photo credits: TRAFFIC

Elephant Advocacy League - Breakthrough in China on ivory smuggling. Photo: Traffic

Related Posts

Elephant Action League at the Sundance Film Festival 2019 with the Vaquita Documentary
Three more young Chimpanzees rescued in Africa with the support of EAL
Ecuador: EAL at a UNODC workshop on Illegal Fishing and Crime

Fight Back with Us

We are former intelligence, law enforcement and security professionals.
We protect Wildlife and our Planet with intelligence-gathering operations and by investigating and exposing wildlife criminals worldwide, including poachers, traffickers, businessmen and corrupt government officials.Elephant Action League is a hybrid non-profit organization that merges the worlds of intelligence, investigation and conservation in service of wildlife and the people who protect it.