The Ivory trade is not supposed to be happeninganywhere, because it has been banned, due to excessive poaching of Rhinos and Elephants.
It is illegal to sell or trade ivory tusks. It has been banned since 1989.
Not even close. Even at it's peak ivory was much less than gold per ounce. Ivory trade is now banned internationally though.
Ivory produced before the production of ivory was banned.
For decades, man has hunted elephants for their tusks (Ivory). Ivory is the main reason for the drastic decline in elephant populations around the world. As of now, almost all countries have banned hunting elephants for ivory or trading in ivory related products. If ivory trade was made legal again, the elephants may go extinct due to mans greed.
They traded pearls (from oysters), spices, cotton, and ivory(from elephant tusks).
Step 1)Ban the sale & purchase of ivory. 2)Make it illegal to own. 3)Confescate ivory items as contriban. 4)Possibly hold public displays of large quantities of ivory art being destroyed to really get the point though.
The animals that are routinely slaughtered for their ivory are in effect the ones that are becoming endangered. The animals often adults have young who in turn will die. The trade in irory, has been agreed in most countires as unneccessary as the irory presents no medical benefit to humans
yes it is banned in India
Ancient India traded cloth, grains, ivory, tortoise shells, timber, silk, precious stones, spices, and slaves.
A:Most religions around the world are concerned with ethics, and the ivory trade is unethical.
The ivory trade was made illegal in 1979.