Prince William charity urges UK to back ivory trade ban
by Jamie Doward from Environment | The Guardian on (#28216)
Conservationists urge Tories to resist antique dealers' lobby and make good on manifesto promise
The environment secretary Andrea Leadsom is under increasing pressure to make good on a Tory manifesto commitment to ban the UK ivory trade after China announced it would close down its domestic ivory market.
Conservation organisations, including a charity championed by Prince William, say that by allowing the trade to continue the UK is fuelling the annual slaughter of thousands of rhinos and elephants. A recent study suggested that the UK is now the third-largest supplier of illegal ivory items to the US.
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