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RE: China has finally banned the legal ivory trade!
That's a very pessimistic way to look at it, @driftnerd! You might be correct, but I do hope the ban will at least have some effect on the demand. If anything at least it will give a strong signal that buying ivory is wrong, and over time the status will hopefully diminish.
I guess we will have to wait and see how this affect sales. I'll make sure to do a post about that in a few years from now ;) hehe
The ban will definetly have impact. I just hope it will be enough. Hong Kong has not accepted the ban though, and the Chinese government has no plan as to how to implement it/What sanctions etc. Never the less, a big anti-ivory campaign featuring Chinas superstar Yao Ming hopefully reduces the trade
Ah, I get what you're saying then. I get why you are concerned, and as you point out there are many challenges and problems that needs to be taken care of before a 100 % ban is realistically in place, but the legal ban is still a good step in the right direction in my opinion.
I agree :)