Not only is China literally vacuuming pollution out of the air, but they’re also making big steps towards banning all ivory trade and processing. China has recently announced that they will be banning all ivory trade and processing activities by…
In an attempt to stop elephant poaching, Hong Kong will shut down legal ivory trade
BY: JESSICA BEUKER Great news for elephants – Hong Kong is taking steps to phase out their ivory trade. Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying announced the news Wednesday in his 2016 policy address. He added that the ban would happen as…
This Muslim council is doing more to prevent poaching than the government
BY: ALEXANDRIA LEE In the state of Terengganu, Malaysia, religion, rather than the government, is heading the fight to prevent poaching. A fatwa is an Islamic legal pronouncement issued by an Islamic scholar (mufti) to resolve a specific issue where…