Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Thanks To Global Warming, A New Issue In The Illegal Ivory Trade: Mammoth Tusks

Now that the permafrost in arctic and subarctic Russia has started to thaw, huge numbers of tusks from the ancient animals are turning up in the region of Yakutia. "100 tonnes is procured annually, about one-third of it illegally, and 90% of the haul is exported to China" for the ivory-carving industry.



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