Elaine Larson, National Geographic Society The video looks at attempts to stem the killing—attempts that largely have proven unsuccessful, evidenced by the fact that more than 25,000 elephants were killed in Africa in 2012 alone.Why is it important to be aware of the history of the ivory trade?Answers will vary. All rights reserved. Maintaining Earth’s biodiversity is critical as we rely on it for ecosystem services, which makes life possible. Published in Los Angeles Times on Jan. 15, 2012. Poaching is the illegal trafficking and killing of wildlife. If no button appears, you cannot download or save the media.Text on this page is printable and can be used according to our Any interactives on this page can only be played while you are visiting our website. For information on user permissions, please read our If a media asset is downloadable, a download button appears in the corner of the media viewer. © 1996 - 2020 National Geographic Society.
© 1996 - 2020 National Geographic Society. Awareness of the history of the What major factor influenced CITES’ decisions to allow the sale of stockpiled ivory, and what was the result of the decisions?The main reason for CITES’ lifting of the ban on sales of Why has bringing the world's attention to the near-extinction of the elephant population in Africa been unsuccessful in stopping the killing of elephants?Even with an ivory ban in place and global public opinion strongly favoring enforcement of the ban, the (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) international agreement whose aim is "to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival. To have any hope of achieving this, poaching must be stopped.Discover how smugglers move poached ivory from Africa to the Chinese market.Explore the issues of supply and demand that fuel the illegal trade in ivory, and go undercover to learn about the rising prices of black-market ivory.Go behind the scenes to view Tanzania’s controversial ivory stockpile.Poaching is the illegal trafficking and killing of wildlife. You cannot download interactives. But in 1999 and 2008, due to pressure from countries in Asia and southern Africa, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) allowed two sanctioned sales of ivory. Ivory Ocean was born on June 7, 1946 as Ivory Jean Ocean. With more tigers kept captive than living wild, the scope of poaching can not be overstated. Sometimes animal or plant parts are sold as trophies or “folk medicines” and sometimes they are sold as pets or houseplants. National Geographic HeadquartersNational Geographic Society is a 501 (c)(3) organization. OCEAN, Ivory Jean Armstrong Family, Directors To Plant Memorial Trees in memory, please visit our Sympathy Store . To have any hope of achieving this, poaching must be stopped.Discover how smugglers move poached ivory from Africa to the Chinese market.Explore the issues of supply and demand that fuel the illegal trade in ivory, and go undercover to learn about the rising prices of black-market ivory.Go behind the scenes to view Tanzania’s controversial ivory stockpile. Maintaining Earth’s biodiversity is critical as we rely on it for ecosystem services, which makes life possible. "management of a natural resource to prevent exploitation, destruction, or neglect.buying, selling, or exchanging of goods and services.The audio, illustrations, photos, and videos are credited beneath the media asset, except for promotional images, which generally link to another page that contains the media credit.