UK royal praises China's ivory efforts

Financial task force launched targeting illegal wildlife trade

Prince William hailed the work of China's government in combating the illicit sale of ivory during a major conference in London, while warning that the trade is now shifting to other nations.

Speaking from the 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade conference in the capital of the United Kingdom, the royal said the price of ivory had fallen by 75 percent during the last four years, partly due to China's ivory ban that came into effect in January.