Britain to ban ivory sales to stamp out 'abhorrent' trade

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


Updated 10:23 am, Tuesday, April 3, 2018

LONDON (AP) — Britain says it will ban the sale of ivory, no matter how old, to help protect the world's elephant population.

The government said Tuesday that the ban is the toughest in Europe and will impose a maximum five-year prison sentence for offenders.

Environment Secretary Michael Gove says "the abhorrent ivory trade should become a thing of the past."

There will be exceptions for some old musical instruments and for works of art, such as portrait miniatures, that are more than a century old.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/world/article/Britain-to-ban-ivory-sales-to-stamp-out-12801271.php

[niyad]

1. took them long enough.

[sandensea]

2. Good on them.

Buyers in China, Russia, Israel, and the Middle East will continue to pose a problem though - to say nothing of the Trump regime.

Ivory, unfortunately, is a joy to the touch and has a lot of caché besides - especially now that its trade has become so restricted.

[ailsagirl]

3. It is SO disturbing to know this revolting practice is still going on

I'm glad the UK is taking steps to stop it, or at least curb it.

Thanks for posting.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. Ivory, no matter how old?

Would that include ivory from mammoths or mastodons?

They're no longer an endangered species.