No trade, no killing of elephants

If no one buys ivory, no one will kill elephants for their ivory.

That explains why China introduced a one-year ban on imports on ivory and ivory products in 2015, and why it has now extended that ban until the end of 2019.

It also explains why China has intensified its efforts to extend its ban on imports of ivory and ivory products obtained after 1975 (when the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna took effect) to all ivory and ivory products before the convention. The decision was announced by State Forestry Administration on Sunday.