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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.
How much is your ivory carving worth?
Ivory is worth a lot and is illegal to trade. Ivory is obtained by the killing of elephants for their tusks or rhinos for their horns. DONT BUY IVORY NO MATTER WHAT THE VALUE!
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.
Why is elephants tusk important?
Elephants are important to life because without them who what other animal wouldbe imp
Why would you want to kill elephants for their ivory?
Because it is worth a lot of money to some people.
Why are the Asian elephants going in danger?
They are killed for their ivory tusks and the results is the poachers are killing the elephants. Ivory is sold and used for various products in Asia and are worth thousands. Even worse is the rhino that are killed for their horn that is considered good to grind up and drink for medical treatment. There are fewer rhinos than elephants.
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.
How much is a 3 inch ivory figure worth?
It is illegal to sell or trade ivory tusks. It has been banned since 1989.
What are two special things about elephants?
1. Their tusks is special because they are worth thousands of money or even more. 2. They are the largest living mammal on earth.
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.
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.
How much is a whole walrus tusk worth?
They are worth about $6,000 for a 39 inch tusk mask they are worth about 2,000 - $3,500 without the mask and just the tusk.
