Obama is going to destroy ivory next, some are valuable antiques !

[SeaBreeze]

The fact that China has done the same thing does change the picture.

From the Fish and Wildlife Federation


The following lists the governments and the year they destroyed ivory:



Kenya, 1989, 1991, 2011, 2015;

Zambia,1992;

United Arab Emirates, 1992, 2015;

Gabon, 2012;

Philippines, 2013;

China,2014, 2015;

Chad, 2014;

France, 2014;

Belgium 2014;

Hong Kong 2014;

Ethiopia2015;

Congo, 2015.

 

[AZ Jim]

In the two sides of this persistence doesn't not trump logic. All the countries that destroy this ill gotten booty are helping underline the fact that thousands of these animals have been slaughtered to yield the product being supported as "art". If this is art, I don't want any of it.

 

[Debby]

And as that comment below shows, there has been a steady decline in market demand over the decades. I've seen documentaries too, where it's suggested that the purchase of ivory items occurs often in a hidden black market sort of way which would indicate that those who purchase it are fully aware that it's criminal. So if those illegal new ivory products can disappear into an existing supply of these older items, then it's obvious that the camouflage needs to be destroyed.

'when it marked the collapse of the then principle ivory markets in Europe and America and the beginning of a steady decline in demand in Japan....'