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Campaign by @DSWT to end the global ivory trade

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#USA lifts ban on #elephant trophy imports with immediate effect
Now issuing permits to #TrophyHunters on a case-by-case basis, Trump’s administration appoints itself judge, jury and executioner to Africa's #elephants.
https://t.co/0uc9koY6ze

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#Australia’s first #IvoryCrush: More than 100kg of #ivory heirlooms donated by public to be destroyed. We are greatly encouraged to see so many individuals standing up for #elephants - https://t.co/RENl07xchD #worthmorealive

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#Japan’s new rules on #IvoryTrade: Proof of legal ownership will no longer be granted based on statements from friends & family https://t.co/vpjjm8ZFtZ

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#BBC #AntiquesRoadshow pressured into finally reviewing its #ivory policy! https://t.co/zvdOgYW0B8

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UK pledges to be ‘front and centre’ of global efforts to end #ivory trade, with 60,000 responses to the public consultation – the vast majority in favour of a #UKivoryban.
#ThankYou to everyone who took the time to send a response.
https://t.co/lrtQ0MydT9 via @telegraphnews

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Morally reprehensible, yet @CITES allows it.
Trade in live #elephants is still legal under CITES, as 31 calves captured from the wild in #Zimbabwe are shipped off to a life of captivity in #China
https://t.co/w8LSiP030b

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New #fingerprint kit bringing down #elephant poachers and #ivory traffickers: https://t.co/6gJcOdf5n4

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216 #elephant tusks and 81 elephant #tails seized from colonel’s car in #Cameroon - https://t.co/5QfJI34SFu

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Tick Tock… Time is running out! TODAY, 29 December, is the final day you can speak up for #elephants in the consultation to #banUKivorysales >> https://t.co/yOAW5q61q7
(For more info on how and why, see https://t.co/1ogekoiq3p)

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Corruption at its worst? Reports suggest that #elephants in #Tanzania may have been let down by the very people put in place to protect them.
https://t.co/Dl51aEWOiN

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Whether #ivory or #elephant skin, legal trade in wildlife body parts puts a value on an animal's head, fuelling poaching and putting the species at greater risk.
https://t.co/zXWC8pOj1a via @NatGeo

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Primary school teacher and county official to face #Kenya’s stiff penalties for #ivory trafficking: https://t.co/VpPq49nNkv

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#MondayMotivation – From ivory trade to trophy hunting, wildlife selfies to circuses, here are some victories for wildlife to celebrate in 2017: https://t.co/cepjSaNBy0

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US issues permits for #elephant hunting trophies from #Zimbabwe despite ban: https://t.co/9geT2Pf19I

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3 arrested for #ivory trafficking in #Gabon - https://t.co/zIvBd0mA3I

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#Malaysia a major hub for wildlife trafficking, with 8 large #ivory and #pangolin hauls uncovered at Kuala Lumpur this year and 200kg of ivory bound for Malaysia seized in Harare last week.
https://t.co/3DDiBweM6o

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The loss of a species: #Malaysia's last female Sumatran #rhino 'seriously' ill
https://t.co/c9trGhbBVH via @ChannelNewsAsia

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Today in #Kenya - Two men due in court over 27kg #ivory haul: https://t.co/pPVTnRj0Tt via @capitalfmkenya

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#Countdown: 2 weeks to the end of #China's historic #IvoryTrade - but what does this mean for #elephants?
https://t.co/C287x923rc

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The #UK's role in the illegal #WildlifeTrade threatening endangered species: https://t.co/3dRqtr25wl via @ConversationUK