A new report, called Out of Africa; Criminalisation of
the African Ivory Trade, commissioned by Born Free USA and C4ADS (a
nonprofit organisation that is dedicated to data-driven analysis and
evidence-based reporting of conflict and security issues worldwide), has come
up with some disturbing findings about role of Chinese gangs in the criminalization
of African ivory trade.
The report points out that the majority of the
illegal ivory trade is dominated by a small number of gangs spearheaded by Chinese
and that the majority of the ivory is shipped via just 100 large annual
consignments that make up 70-80 per cent of the trade. Mombasa, Dar es Salaam,
and Zanzibar are the ports of exit while the top three airports in the chain
are Nairobi, Addis Ababa, and Johannesburg.
Adam M Roberts, CEO of The Born Free Foundation and
Born Free USA said, approximately 229,729 elephants were killed and trafficked
in fewer than six years.
Read the full report HERE
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