CITES, WWF, the UK, amongst others pave the way for carnage and extinction of elephants
Posted July 15, 2008
Well, it's done. Evil ruled again and we can only hope the filth that agreed to give the stockpiled ivory to China will suffer major karmic retribution. As the Tibetan Buddhist teachers say, "If you push someone off a cliff, you jump off with them."
That was the reprehensible decision made today by the Standing Committee of CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species). They decided to push the elephants off the cliff and jump off with them.
The Born Free Foundation has just issued their press release following the CITES agreement:
BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER.
THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN IVORY AND ELEPHANT POACHING (click to read)
An excerpt:
"The reasons why China should not have been approved are numerous:
Latest Press
The Independent, July 16, 2008, At a time when elephants need our protection, this is a shameful decision
The Independent, July 16, 2008, Return of Ivory Trade as Britain backs China
Asian Age, July 16, 2008, China's ivory trade right worries India
Market Watch, July 15, 2008, CITES Standing Committee Releases Ivory to China - World's Largest Illegal Market
Environmental News Service, July 15, 2008, Elephants at Risk Again
Related Blog Posts
Stop China on Ivory Trade
African Elephant Coalition: Report on Meeting in Kenya
Well, it's done. Evil ruled again and we can only hope the filth that agreed to give the stockpiled ivory to China will suffer major karmic retribution. As the Tibetan Buddhist teachers say, "If you push someone off a cliff, you jump off with them."
That was the reprehensible decision made today by the Standing Committee of CITES (Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species). They decided to push the elephants off the cliff and jump off with them.
The Born Free Foundation has just issued their press release following the CITES agreement:
BLACK AND WHITE AND RED ALL OVER.
THE ILLEGAL TRADE IN IVORY AND ELEPHANT POACHING (click to read)
An excerpt:
"The reasons why China should not have been approved are numerous:
- The lack of comprehensive internal law enforcement and trade controls
- The steady stream of illegal ivory shipments destined for China.
- The increasing involvement of Chinese nationals based in Africa in ivory trafficking
- The continued high levels of elephant poaching (estimated to be running at between 20,000 and 25,000 animals a year)
- The rising price of ivory (poached Sumatran ivory tusks have reportedly increased in value by 300% since 2005)
- The fragile nature of most African elephant populations (only half a dozen or so African countries have robust and significant elephant herds out of a total of 36 countries that are home to the species)"
Latest Press
The Independent, July 16, 2008, At a time when elephants need our protection, this is a shameful decision
The Independent, July 16, 2008, Return of Ivory Trade as Britain backs China
Asian Age, July 16, 2008, China's ivory trade right worries India
Market Watch, July 15, 2008, CITES Standing Committee Releases Ivory to China - World's Largest Illegal Market
Environmental News Service, July 15, 2008, Elephants at Risk Again
Related Blog Posts
Stop China on Ivory Trade
African Elephant Coalition: Report on Meeting in Kenya
I'm so utterly depressed I haven't even put up my blog post. The whole world is on fire, it seems.
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Words escape me regarding this decision.
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This is unacceptable! I'm in SHOCK over their lack of detailed analysis of 'cause and effect'! How does this happen, what is the process of CITES voting? Where are these people's heads at? rrrr oyyyy
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This is very upsetting. How can people be so cruel and ignorant??
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Excellent update and comments. Quite typically the bureaucrats are more interested in their pockets than in the protection of wildlife. Someone should tell them that poaching is Politically Incorrect and that their current actions are therefore also Politically Incorrect.
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I hate to come across as a pessimist but any country that deals with China does so at great risk to its values and ethics. Of course, the great conscience touts of Europe will do good to understand that encouraging China will eventually backfire. When dealing with China, do so at your own risk.
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