Between 2000 and 2013, 33 tonnes of illegal ivory were seized in the city. Since, according to a 2015 WWF report, only one in 10 illegal wildlife shipments is detected by customs, this is only a ...

A ban on the domestic ivory trade with no compensation by 2021 and an increase in the maximum penalty for wildlife crime offences to 10 years was approved today by the Legislative Council. WWF ...