Elephants continue to be threatened in the wild by...

Elephants continue to be threatened in the wild by the trade for their ivory. While most ivory markets around the world have closed or are in the process of closing, Japan remains as the last major legal ivory market.

Elephants need the Japanese government and the local Tokyo government to join the international community and close their market. I support a new report from WildAid and the Japan Tiger & Elephant Fund, which shows that domestic ivory sales in Japan supply illegal exports of ivory to other countries.

小池 百合子 Tokyo Gov: Please end ivory sales to help protect the world’s elephants.

#Japan #Tokyo2020 #EndTheTrade

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