{"id":4004,"date":"2019-08-21T01:22:02","date_gmt":"2019-08-21T01:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/?p=4004"},"modified":"2019-08-21T09:38:24","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T09:38:24","slug":"how-ban-on-ivory-sales-can-save-diminishing-elephant-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/how-ban-on-ivory-sales-can-save-diminishing-elephant-species\/","title":{"rendered":"How Ban On Ivory Sales Can Save Diminishing Elephant Species?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tatsu-g24spy7n16ejcqp2 tatsu-section    tatsu-clearfix\" data-title=\"\"  data-headerscheme=\"background--dark\"><div class='tatsu-section-pad clearfix' data-padding='{\"d\":\"15px 0px 15px 0px\"}' data-padding-top='15px'><div class=\"tatsu-row-wrap  tatsu-wrap tatsu-row-one-col tatsu-row-has-one-cols tatsu-medium-gutter tatsu-reg-cols  tatsu-clearfix tatsu-g24spy7nhyqdjcz\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-row \" ><div  class=\"tatsu-column  tatsu-column-no-bg tatsu-one-col tatsu-column-image-none tatsu-column-effect-none  tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\"   data-parallax-speed=\"0\" style=\"\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-inner \" ><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad-wrap\"><div class=\"tatsu-column-pad\" ><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-r1RSxcc4H  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\"  ><style>.tatsu-r1RSxcc4H.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">All Girl Massage &#8211; Join The Action<\/h2>\n<p>Saving endangered species should be our top priority and we are proud to announce that All Girl Massage joins the movement. While being from totally different industry we are aware of the issue and want to make a strong gesture towards helping the cause.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/allgirlmassage.tube\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/allgirlmassage_logo.png\" alt=\"All Girl Massage - Lesbian Massage Rooms\" width=\"700\" height=\"88\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/allgirlmassage_logo.png 700w, https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/allgirlmassage_logo-300x38.png 300w, https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/allgirlmassage_logo-398x50.png 398w, https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/allgirlmassage_logo-650x82.png 650w, https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/allgirlmassage_logo-50x6.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>All Girl Massage is series where fantasy parlor situations are happening with girl-on-girl actions. It&#8217;s one of its kind <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/allgirlmassage.tube\">lesbian fantasy massage rooms<\/a><\/strong> experience that you can now enjoy with totally free clips from each episode.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><div  class=\"tatsu-module tatsu-text-block-wrap tatsu-g24spy7oh21on3k  \"><div class=\"tatsu-text-inner tatsu-align-center  clearfix\" data-animation=\"fadeIn\"  ><style>.tatsu-g24spy7oh21on3k.tatsu-text-block-wrap .tatsu-text-inner{width: 100%;text-align: left;}<\/style>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Do you remember seeing a stuffed tiger or<br \/>deer or the elephant head at a museum? Well, since ancient times, hunting was<br \/>the game that was enjoyed by aristocrats and royalty. They always wanted to<br \/>hunt bigger and faster mammals to show their heroism and the meat was<br \/>additional! The gradual shift happened, when animals were hunted for more than<br \/>meat and pleasure. It was about what could be done with their body parts and<br \/>skin!<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-blog-image-2 wp-image-4009\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/savannaelephants-330x265.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"265\" \/>In the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/category\/savannah\/\">savannah forests<\/a><br \/>that houses more than 1000 species of flora and fauna, elephants are the<br \/>biggest animals you can observe. Elephants were used by lots of people for transporting<br \/>heavy load and humans too. Did you know? They were also used as war machines in<br \/>ancient times! And then, they became the next target for the hunters.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Why Elephants Are Being Killed?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-blog-image-2 wp-image-4010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/elephant-ivory-330x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"270\" \/>Since ancient times ivory has been a great<br \/>attraction for many people. Earlier ivory was only accessible to the elite and<br \/>aristocrats, but with the changing times, general people began to use and sell authentic<br \/>ivory based products.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>The items that are produced from crafting<br \/>the ivory were then sold in the ivory trade market. The main exporters of the<br \/>elephant ivory were Asia and Africa. This market is very old and dates back to<br \/>the 15<sup>th<\/sup> or 14 century BCE. After the colonization, the westerners realized<br \/>the significance of ivory and thus, began the ruthless hunting of elephants.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Elephant Poaching And Illegal Ivory Trade<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-blog-image-2 wp-image-4011\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/elephant-poaching-330x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"270\" \/>The elephant killing rates became so high<br \/>that the species came to the brink of extinction. In the year of 1942, the<br \/>estimated population of African elephant was about 1.3 million and in 1989 it<br \/>was reduced to just 600,000. During that period the estimated worth of the<br \/>ivory trade was about $1 billion.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>International conferences were discussed<br \/>but were largely ignored by the African government. Several solutions were sought<br \/>with the cooperation of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cites.org\/\">CITES<\/a><br \/>(Convention on International Trade in Endangered<br \/>Species of Wild Fauna and Flora). During the earlier days CITES tried to<br \/>stop the flow of ivory from the African continent but were failed because of<br \/>the lack of cooperation from the government side.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Stopping Ivory Sales Helps In Saving Elephants?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Well, the logic is quite simple! If there<br \/>is no demand, there will be no supply and vice versa. If there is no demand for<br \/>ivory, the sole purpose to kill the elephants does not exist. For achieving<br \/>this target, CITES along with several other organizations like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/initiatives\/wildlife-conservation\">WWF<\/a><br \/>and TRAFFIC has signed a convention with almost 173 countries banning all kinds<br \/>of ivory products.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>These countries have to have to report the<br \/>number of seized ivory products to the CITES Secretariat.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>Also, by closing the existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/initiatives\/stopping-ivory-demand\">Chinese<\/a><br \/>and Japanese markets for ivory trade, CITES has achieved a huge milestone.<br \/>According to the organization most of the ivory products were made by the Chinese<br \/>and South Asian people. This will reduce the rate of the elephant being poached<br \/>for their tusks. These organizations are actively spreading awareness about the<br \/>poor condition of the elephant and encouraging for helping in stopping ivory<br \/>trade by not buying ivory related items.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-blog-image-2 wp-image-4014\" src=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/ivorytrade-330x270.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"330\" height=\"270\" \/>In recent times, more countries have<br \/>joined the list of countries that have banned any sale of ivory in their<br \/>country. For example last year the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.awf.org\/news\/uk-government-move-impose-ban-ivory-sales-gives-hope-elephant-survival\">United<br \/>Kingdom<\/a> banned all forms of ivory trade in the<br \/>UK and in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/news\/energy-environment\/wp\/2016\/06\/02\/its-final-selling-just-about-any-item-containing-elephant-ivory-is-a-crime-in-the-u-s\/?noredirect=on&#038;utm_term=.13de2209bf14\">United<br \/>States of America<\/a>, the ivory trade ban has<br \/>caused some real damage to its traders and dealers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<\/p>\n<p>We can say that a ban on ivory trade can<br \/>really save elephants from the hands of the poachers. People have to be aware<br \/>of the plight and poor conditions of these majestic creatures. They have to<br \/>understand that a tusk cannot be compared to the life of this amazing living<br \/>creature. We need to be a part of the process and support the global agencies<br \/>who are taking big steps towards saving the elephant.<\/p>\n<p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-column-bg-image\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-row > .tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb.tatsu-column{width: 100%;}.tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb.tatsu-column > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-column-overlay{mix-blend-mode: none;}.tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-left-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb > .tatsu-column-inner > .tatsu-right-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-g24spy7nykfhvdyb.tatsu-column{transform: translate3d(0px,0px, 0);}<\/style><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tatsu-section-background-wrap\"><div class = \"tatsu-section-background\" ><\/div><\/div><style>.tatsu-g24spy7n16ejcqp2 .tatsu-section-pad{padding: 15px 0px 15px 0px;}.tatsu-g24spy7n16ejcqp2 > .tatsu-bottom-divider{z-index: 9999;}.tatsu-g24spy7n16ejcqp2 > .tatsu-top-divider{z-index: 9999;}<\/style><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/how-ban-on-ivory-sales-can-save-diminishing-elephant-species\/\" class=\"more-link style2-button\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4004"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4004"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4004\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4019,"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4004\/revisions\/4019"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4007"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4004"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4004"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.un-habitat.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4004"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}