Foreign News:::::New British law bans ivory sales

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A new British law banning all ivory sales has been welcomed by a dozen African states, and by campaigners who say poachers have been using the legal trade in antique ivory to cover their own activities.
The law has been described as the best Christmas present for the world’s threatened elephants, and a significant blow for the world’s ivory smugglers.
For years, Britain has been at the centre of a flourishing international trade in antique ivory.
But there’s evidence that the legal trade has fuelled demand, and provided cover for criminal gangs smuggling fresh tusks to China.

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