>"...Neither does the baby elephant watching his community Be devastated for ivory..."
It takes a lot, but
hearing that, I'd rather hear
NBC's Cho tapes . . .
>"...Neither does the baby elephant watching his community Be devastated for ivory..."
I teach my kids about the dangers of liberal, verbal diarrhea. Legal Ivory used to be sold through CITES with the proceeds going directly to the game wardens which provided protection for the existing herd. When the PETA type groups screamed loud enough, nobody could purchase legal Ivory driving the demand through the roof while cutting off the funds to protect the elephants. Now the elephant population is dwindling due to unrestrained poaching and black market ivory prices.
From CITES: " The ivory is held in existing legal stocks that have been collected from elephants that died of natural causes or as a result of government-regulated problem-animal control."
LINK
Ivory in five southern African countries (metric tonnes)
| Country |
Existing stocks |
Recent annual stock growth |
Future potential annual stock growth* |
Elephant population |
| Botswana |
33 |
7.7 |
10-50 |
120,000 |
| Namibia |
39 |
3.5 |
1-5 |
9,000 |
| South Africa |
32 |
|
1-4.5 |
13,000 |
| Zambia |
17 |
|
|
29,000 |
| Zimbabwe |
20.9 |
20 |
8.5-42.5 |
88,000 |
* Based on 1-5% natural mortality and low crude average combined tusk weights of 10 kg per individual.
That is what I teach my kids but these college kids are being taught how to hate by old hippies. I also teach my kids about the "Law of the Harvest"... You reap what you sow.