In China, significant destroyed 6000 pounds of ivory

In China destroyed six tons of illegally obtained ivory, the Associated Press reports.

China is the biggest consumer of ivory tusks, so this step was very positively received by environmental organizations against the black market ivory working, largely to China.

The action took place in Guangdong province, where is concentrated the major part of the market for ivory in China. Officials first organized a unique exhibition of ornaments, carvings and whole tusks, and then sent all the "exhibits" to the shredder.

For Chinese culture ivory status and symbolic, so this market is fueled by a growing middle class that is in a hurry to acquire such products.

Feasible of the history of this problem.

In July 2013, the Philippines held a large-scale destruction of illegally obtained ivory. The authorities decided to destroy all the ivory that was confiscated from poachers in national parks, since 2009.

Recall that the cost of a single elephant's Tusk on the black market reaches $2000 per kilogram. Total cost of the destroyed bones of about $10 million.





One of the first practice of destroying confiscated ivory poachers entered the authorities of African States. In 2011 in Kenya, a fire burned 335 tusks and more than 42 thousand paintings, miniatures, figurines carved from ivory. The cost of the destroyed party activates 16 million U.S. dollars.

This practice is adopted by many States. But harm from it more than good. Since the destruction of huge masses of any product can lead to an increase in the cost for these products, as the demand for it will remain the same. Consequently, poaching is stimulated.

Conclusion: the authorities, as always, is demonstrative of the punitive statement, forgetting about the consequences. By the way, thanks from the elephants, whose number is declining day by day, also a big question.



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