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Is elephant poaching a problem in Africa?
Yes. Many people will kill elephants for their tusks, which are composed of ivory and can be worth a large sum of money.
Why do people poach if its illegal?
Because they want money from it. For example: They can kill an elephant and take its meat and seel for $5.00 a pound and an elephant weighs about 1000 pounds or sell the tusks for$14.00 a pound and one tusk is worth $200
What is a woolly mammoth tusks worth?
300million
How much is one ivory tusk worth?
One ivory tusk is worth the life of one elephant, and the life of one elephant is worth more than 10 poachers. If you buy the ivory tusk (or sell it), you give those 10 poachers power and reason to kill one of the most beautiful of God's creatures, in which case, your life is worth LESS than that of the lowest of the 10 poachers'. Please also be aware that the trading of tusks was banned in 1989.
Why do people use elephants?
The material of elephant tusks is what we call ivory, and it has been traded among peoples of the planet for many centuries. It is considered a precious substance. It is used in sculptures and in ornamentation. Additionally, it used to be used for piano keys and billiard balls.
How much is pre-ban elephant ivory worth?
lots to the elephant
How much is an elephant's tusk worth?
An elephant's tusk (one tusk) is worth about 700 dollars that's a common price for a solo tusk.
Why do poachers hunt elephants?
Mankind has hunted elephants for a very long time. In prehistoric times, men went on hunting trips to hunt mammoths, which were cousins to elephants. There are three known species of elephants around today. They are: the African elephant, which has very large ears; the Indian elephant, which has much smaller ears and lives in India; and the recently classified Forest elephant. Over the years, elephants have been hunted for two main reasons: the meat could feed a whole village; and most importantly the two long tusks can be sold for a lot of money. Some other elephant products are leather made of its skin, and there was a time when the feet were used to make umbrella stands. Tusks, which are made of ivory, became so valuable that poachers would hunt and kill dozens of elephants in one night, just to butcher them for the tusks. The rest of the animal would be left behind. This awful practice is so bad that there are very few elephants left in the wild. The sale and trade of ivory has been severely restricted in recent years, but sadly, that has not stopped the illegal killing of elephants. The situation is so bad in Africa, that men who are assigned to protect the elephant herds are allowed to kill poachers when necessary.
Why is the Ivory in Elephants tusks worth a lot of money?
Because it is. People seem to think it is any way.
What are elephant statues worth on Millsberry?
500,000 millsbucks
Is CEAAI elephant coin copy worth anything?
No, a copy is not worth anything to a collector.
How much is a rhino horn worth?
The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species made trading ivory illegal in 1989. Because both male and female African Elephants have ivory tusks, they are often the unfortunate subject of poaching.
