Investigators uncover widespread fraud which allows traders to register ivory as legal’ despite coming from endangered sourcesJapan is fuelling the trade in illegal ivory and undermining international efforts to protect Africa’s elephants by failing to crack down on illegal registration practices,according to a report released today.
Although Japan signed a 1989 conference banning the global trade in ivory, traders are registering tusks that are of undetermined origin, and including those that could contain been imported illegally after the ban,the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA), said on Thursday.
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Source: theguardian.com