Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Africa - Voice of America: Gabon Seeks to Stop Illegal Ivory Trade

Africa - Voice of America
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Gabon Seeks to Stop Illegal Ivory Trade
Jun 27th 2012, 00:59

Gabon's President, Ali Bongo Ondimba, is scheduled to symbolically burn about five tons of seized ivory stock Wednesday.  The Ministry of Water and Forests and the National Parks Agency confiscated the large ivory stock from poachers, who have been illegally hunting the country's elephants.  Lee White, director of the national park service, said Bongo wants to emphasize his administration's fight against ivory trafficking and the need for the international community to ...

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