Other African countries oppose this position, stating that renewed ivory trading puts their own elephant populations under greater threat from poachers reacting to demand.

In the 1990s the widespread ban on commercial ivory trading reduced the industry to a fraction of what it had been and elephant populations have stabilised.

He fears the manager who hates the Russian because his ivory trading gives the Company competition.

There they take part in ivory trading, hoping to financially benefit the company as well as themselves.

The Centre supports the continuation of limited ivory trading, in defiance of an international ban.

Due to pressured campaigning, a total ban on ivory trading has been upheld, with renewed effect from March 10, 1992.

The organization saw nothing wrong with it, and even now was proceeding with caution: it did not ask for a ban on ivory trading.

As a result of the designation, ivory trading became illegal.

On June 1, the trade review group called for a ban on ivory trading in a nine-page statement; eventually they would release a 700-page report.

Tanzania, which borders Kenya and is also suffering elephant losses, called for a halt to ivory trading last week.