Only live elephants need ivory. After they die humans should be tree to enjoy it.
Well, a lot die to get their ivory.
Two-thirds of forest elephants killed by ivory poachers in past decade
The forest elephants of Africa have lost almost two-thirds of their number in the past decade due to poaching for ivory, a landmark new study revealed on Tuesday. The research was released at an international wildlife summit in Bangkok where the eight key ivory-trading nations, including the host nation Thailand and biggest market China, have been put on notice of sweeping trade sanctions if they fail to crack down on the trade.
“The analysis confirms what conservationists have feared: the rapid trend towards extinction – potentially within the next decade – of the forest elephant,” said Samantha Strindberg of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), one of 60 scientists on the research team.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2013/mar/05/two-thirds-forest-elephants-killed