Zimbabwe considers pulling out of CITES over its $300m ivory stockpile
Botswana, Zambia and Namibia, which all have large elephant populations, support the plan
12 June 2019 - 22:06
Zimbabwe’s wildlife authorities are considering pulling out of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in protest over its refusal to approve the sale of the country’s $300m ivory stockpile.
The southern African nation has more than 84,000 elephants, the second-largest population in the world after Botswana...
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