our investigation is revealing insights into the ivory trade why elephant
into the ivory trade why elephant
into the ivory trade why elephant numbers are falling to lower levels than
numbers are falling to lower levels than
numbers are falling to lower levels than ever recorded an international ban on
ever recorded an international ban on
ever recorded an international ban on trading ivory has been in place since
trading ivory has been in place since
trading ivory has been in place since 1989 but since then the international
1989 but since then the international
1989 but since then the international body that governs the trade known as
body that governs the trade known as
body that governs the trade known as psyches has allowed two large auctions
psyches has allowed two large auctions
psyches has allowed two large auctions and stockpiled ivory a luxury goods
and stockpiled ivory a luxury goods
and stockpiled ivory a luxury goods store in Beijing allowed our cameras
store in Beijing allowed our cameras
store in Beijing allowed our cameras into their showroom where Brian Christie
into their showroom where Brian Christie
into their showroom where Brian Christie explains how those auctions complicate
explains how those auctions complicate
explains how those auctions complicate what’s for sale legally and what’s not
what’s for sale legally and what’s not
what’s for sale legally and what’s not most of what we’re seeing here
most of what we’re seeing here
most of what we’re seeing here presumably comes from the 2008 African
presumably comes from the 2008 African
presumably comes from the 2008 African ivory auction and would all be legal the
ivory auction and would all be legal the
ivory auction and would all be legal the problem is that auction has given a
problem is that auction has given a
problem is that auction has given a cover to illegal traders across China
cover to illegal traders across China
cover to illegal traders across China illegal ivory is flooding into China in
illegal ivory is flooding into China in
illegal ivory is flooding into China in part because of this legal ivory
part because of this legal ivory
part because of this legal ivory offering cover wetting the appetite when
offering cover wetting the appetite when
offering cover wetting the appetite when you see this acceptable over here and
you see this acceptable over here and
you see this acceptable over here and who’s the distinguish between what’s
who’s the distinguish between what’s
who’s the distinguish between what’s legal and illegal in the marketplace
legal and illegal in the marketplace
legal and illegal in the marketplace hello hi I’m Brian Amy
hello hi I’m Brian Amy
hello hi I’m Brian Amy nice to meet you let’s do these are
nice to meet you let’s do these are
nice to meet you let’s do these are beautiful pieces each one has a card can
beautiful pieces each one has a card can
beautiful pieces each one has a card can we look at the card for this one to
we look at the card for this one to
we look at the card for this one to allow the sale of ivory in China this
allow the sale of ivory in China this
allow the sale of ivory in China this site ease requires that any carving
site ease requires that any carving
site ease requires that any carving larger than a trinket must have a photo
larger than a trinket must have a photo
larger than a trinket must have a photo ID card so this is a photo of this one
ID card so this is a photo of this one
ID card so this is a photo of this one I see according to a report from the
I see according to a report from the
I see according to a report from the International Fund for Animal Welfare
International Fund for Animal Welfare
International Fund for Animal Welfare when some ivory dealers sell carvings
when some ivory dealers sell carvings
when some ivory dealers sell carvings they intentionally retain the ID cards
they intentionally retain the ID cards
they intentionally retain the ID cards then fraudulently place them with
then fraudulently place them with
then fraudulently place them with carvings made from illegal ivory making
carvings made from illegal ivory making
carvings made from illegal ivory making them appear legit the cards themselves
them appear legit the cards themselves
them appear legit the cards themselves now have a value and are tradable on a
now have a value and are tradable on a
now have a value and are tradable on a secondary market that’s just
secondary market that’s just
secondary market that’s just impossible to
impossible to
impossible to confirm that that is the right place
confirm that that is the right place
confirm that that is the right place it’s so and this is a simple one this is
it’s so and this is a simple one this is
it’s so and this is a simple one this is a simple problem
the details are boring as I’m walking
the details are boring as I’m walking through these shops
through these shops
through these shops I am staggered by the prices so the
I am staggered by the prices so the
I am staggered by the prices so the small one doesn’t require a no photo for
small one doesn’t require a no photo for
small one doesn’t require a no photo for the small how much is this one
the small how much is this one
the small how much is this one two thousand dollars for this
we’re one bracelet it’s amazing huh
we’re one bracelet it’s amazing huh we’re seeing $20,000 $50,000 100,000
we’re seeing $20,000 $50,000 100,000
we’re seeing $20,000 $50,000 100,000 200,000 and more you’re not thinking
200,000 and more you’re not thinking
200,000 and more you’re not thinking about the elephant when you go into an
about the elephant when you go into an
about the elephant when you go into an RV shop in China
even a consumer who wants to do the
even a consumer who wants to do the right thing bite not know how because of
right thing bite not know how because of
right thing bite not know how because of all the confusion in the market next
all the confusion in the market next
all the confusion in the market next week our final episode takes us back to
week our final episode takes us back to
week our final episode takes us back to East Africa where Aidan Hartley attempts
East Africa where Aidan Hartley attempts
East Africa where Aidan Hartley attempts to gain access to perhaps the largest
to gain access to perhaps the largest
to gain access to perhaps the largest government cache of raw ivory in the
government cache of raw ivory in the
government cache of raw ivory in the world
world
world why should I
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