In a supply/demand economy these jerks just reduced the supply and did nothing to reduce demand.
The end result of destroying “old” ivory is to increase pressure to harvest more “new” ivory, not less.
Here here!
If a species “needs” to be protected, put real hunters in charge of game management.
Ask any duck or deer hunter how much better and more plentiful the game is.
Look to the prohibition on taking wolves and coyotes. The expansion of those species can be tracked by looking into the number of missing pets.
Peter Hathaway Capstick should be rolling in his grave to see what has become of Africa...
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