Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Cambodia makes record breaking ivory haul at port
A container had been sitting in a port in Phnom Penh, Cambodia since last year. In it, over 1,000 elephant trunks, which weighed more than three tons, were found. This means over 500 elephants had been killed by poachers for trade. Someone bought them from the poachers and sold them to a trader. Whoever abandoned this must have paid a fortune to buy and transported the ivory from somewhere in Africa trying to sell them probably to China and/or Vietnam where ivory is most appreciated. This is one of the three massive ivory smugglings for the last few years found in and bound for Cambodia. In fact, there was another container-load of ivory seized in Mozambique before shipping to Cambodia this past April.
Despite the international and local effort in Africa to stop ivory trade, it is still practiced by someone who is looking for a huge return on risks. Indeed, when the supply is limited, the price goes up as long as the demand remains.
Enjoy reading and think of any way to stop killing elephants just for their trunks, or to discourage people from owning or buying ivory.
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