Friday, October 20, 2017

Laos plays host to thriving ivory market

China is following through on its promise to close down its domestic ivory trade by the end of the year, which means the door to one of the world's largest markets for elephant ivory will soon be shut.

When Beijing announced the ban in December last year, conservation groups welcomed it as 'the biggest and best conservation news of 2016'.

But already there are signs that business is moving elsewhere.

A new report by the Save the Elephants conservation group shows that Laos has become one of the fastest growing ivory markets in the world.

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