Ivory trade pushing elephants toward extinction

[Freedom]

'The Ivory Game': DiCaprio documentary tackles illegal trade - CNN.com

(CNN) An elephant is killed every 15 minutes.

That's the blunt statistic closing "The Ivory Game," Netflix's latest foray into original documentary. Directed by Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson, and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the figure makes for a brutal full stop to their breakneck exposé of the global ivory trade.

It's also a statistic that puts the African elephant on course for extinction. By Ladkani and Davidson's calculation, 35,000 are being killed a year. In August, the Great Elephant Census revealed it had found just 352,271 animals in the countries it had surveyed.

Thriving on corruption, subterfuge and greed, the ivory trade is not just an African problem. Sprawling and nebulous, its complex web connects Zambian poachers and basement dealers in Hong Kong, Kenyan reserves and Vietnamese carving factories. Never far from the surface is the presence of organized crime.

[TitoFan]

I had read similar articles in National Geographic, but the numbers you put there are sobering. If accurate, we're headed toward extinction of elephants in a 10-year period. That is beyond sad. What makes it sadder is that these animals are slaughtered merely for their tusks. It's a stark reminder of many humans' total disregard for nature and for future generations who'll miss out on seen these magnificent animals.

[p4pking]

Yes it's pathetic beyond belief, made worse by the fact that it's one of those things there is only a market for BECAUSE it's illegal. What is the purpose of Ivory, it doesn't look pretty, has no superior function to anything(used to be that it was the best surface for piano keys, plastic has been every bit as good for decades).

I've also read that a lot of the poachers, since they can't afford or find elephant rifles, will surround the things in packs and use AK's to bring them down, which don't even penetrate the things skin, so they are slowly bludgeoning the animals to death. Sick.

[vidgil]

I'm a big fan of ivory. I'm a pianist and won't play any piano without ivory keys. I've got a couple of pistols with ivory grips.

[Batman]

I play the piano and wouldn't wan't one with ivory keys

[p4pking]

I also own quite a nice piano I play, it was made in 1867 and so naturally has Ivory keys. It's not even close to one of the more important factors in feel though, doesn't affect the action whatsoever.

You wouldn't play a Steinway made after the 1950's huh vidgil? What are you Glenn Gould If that was a serious post I have a suggestion for one way you could use your ivory pistols.

[denilson200]

'The Ivory Game': DiCaprio documentary tackles illegal trade - CNN.com

(CNN) An elephant is killed every 15 minutes.

That's the blunt statistic closing "The Ivory Game," Netflix's latest foray into original documentary. Directed by Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson, and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the figure makes for a brutal full stop to their breakneck exposé of the global ivory trade.

It's also a statistic that puts the African elephant on course for extinction. By Ladkani and Davidson's calculation, 35,000 are being killed a year. In August, the Great Elephant Census revealed it had found just 352,271 animals in the countries it had surveyed.

Thriving on corruption, subterfuge and greed, the ivory trade is not just an African problem. Sprawling and nebulous, its complex web connects Zambian poachers and basement dealers in Hong Kong, Kenyan reserves and Vietnamese carving factories. Never far from the surface is the presence of organized crime.

Every major problem in Africa is the fault of white people.....white supremacists

Now - Are you man enough to challenge me on this point of view ?

[TitoFan]

'The Ivory Game': DiCaprio documentary tackles illegal trade - CNN.com

(CNN) An elephant is killed every 15 minutes.

That's the blunt statistic closing "The Ivory Game," Netflix's latest foray into original documentary. Directed by Richard Ladkani and Kief Davidson, and executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, the figure makes for a brutal full stop to their breakneck exposé of the global ivory trade.

It's also a statistic that puts the African elephant on course for extinction. By Ladkani and Davidson's calculation, 35,000 are being killed a year. In August, the Great Elephant Census revealed it had found just 352,271 animals in the countries it had surveyed.

Thriving on corruption, subterfuge and greed, the ivory trade is not just an African problem. Sprawling and nebulous, its complex web connects Zambian poachers and basement dealers in Hong Kong, Kenyan reserves and Vietnamese carving factories. Never far from the surface is the presence of organized crime.

Every major problem in Africa is the fault of white people.....white supremacists

Now - Are you man enough to challenge me on this point of view ?

[El Kabong]

Well Lena Dunham still roams the earth so they ain't all extinct