United States Expresses Concern Over Efforts to Restart Ivory Trade; Hopes to Play Important Role in Debate at CITES Conference

From: U.S. Newswire | Date: November 4, 2002 | Copyright information

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The United States acknowledges the call by African nations to reopen limited commercial trade in ivory but remains concerned regarding any resumption in this trade because of potential effects on elephant populations and on- going monitoring efforts.

Twenty-two African elephant nations met this week in Santiago, Chile, prior to the 12th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). These African nations voted as a group to recommend that Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, and ...

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