AR-News: (Australia) Ivory poaching states identified

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By Rory Carroll
Johannesburg
December 17, 2003
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A West African ivory merchant displays his wares. 
Photo: Reuters 
The West African states of Nigeria, Senegal and Ivory Coast have been named 
and shamed for allegedly fuelling the illegal ivory trade.
Having largely wiped out their own elephant populations, the three are now 
importing and selling tonnes of ivory that had been poached in nearby countries, 
according to a new report from conservation watchdogs.
It accused the countries of undermining the worldwide campaign to stamp out a 
lucrative trade in the tusks of an endangered species.
Investigators found more than four tonnes of illegal ivory openly on sale in 
nine cities in Nigeria, Senegal and Ivory Coast in breach of the international 
ban, according to the report by Traffic, a group that monitors trade in 
endangered species, and international conservation group WWF.


full story:

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/12/16/1071336958578.html


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