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Re:African wildlife officials appalled as EU opposes a total... by adamnemecek on Friday July 08, 2016 @12:19PM (#12056640)
The current poaching crisis is generally attributed to the lifting of CITES restrictions in 2008 which let some African countries sell their ivory stockpiles to China and Japan. As a result, the consumption has skyrocketed.
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