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To: TobagoJack who wrote (148263)	6/4/2019 5:40:43 AM
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Good news... Elephant poaching falls dramatically in Africa sciencemag.org By Erik Stokstad \| May 28, 2019 Many conservation groups credit the Chinese government’s 2017 ban on the ivory trade—and its 2016 announcement—for the decline in elephant poaching. Celebrity ads in which actor Jackie Chan and basketball star Yao Ming condemned the ivory business may have helped as well. But Beale isn’t convinced that cultural tastes have completely changed; he thinks the fall-off may be because of a slowdown in economic growth. If China’s economy catches fire again, demand for ivory might also increase, he worries. “It’s too early to be complacent,” he says. Jackie Chan, Yao Ming back ad campaign against ivory, shark fin and rhino horn trade scmp.com