35,000 elephants were killed last year the question is how impactful will an
the question is how impactful will an
the question is how impactful will an event like this be and it’s symbolically
event like this be and it’s symbolically
event like this be and it’s symbolically is very significant and people ought to
is very significant and people ought to
is very significant and people ought to take heart that this is happening and
take heart that this is happening and
take heart that this is happening and it’s the u.s. taking a leadership
it’s the u.s. taking a leadership
it’s the u.s. taking a leadership position and what they’re calling a
position and what they’re calling a
position and what they’re calling a first step regulating or eliminating the
first step regulating or eliminating the
first step regulating or eliminating the US trade in ivory the main point of this
US trade in ivory the main point of this
US trade in ivory the main point of this crush is to send a signal to the world
crush is to send a signal to the world
crush is to send a signal to the world to raise awareness about a crisis an
to raise awareness about a crisis an
to raise awareness about a crisis an international crisis in illegal wildlife
international crisis in illegal wildlife
international crisis in illegal wildlife trafficking we have to reduce the demand
trafficking we have to reduce the demand
trafficking we have to reduce the demand we have to reverse that trend we have to
we have to reverse that trend we have to
we have to reverse that trend we have to send the signal that ivory belongs to
send the signal that ivory belongs to
send the signal that ivory belongs to elephants and belongs to elephants in
elephants and belongs to elephants in
elephants and belongs to elephants in the wild this is a criminal problem I
the wild this is a criminal problem I
the wild this is a criminal problem I mean everybody talks about wildlife
mean everybody talks about wildlife
mean everybody talks about wildlife crime they’re not talking about elephant
crime they’re not talking about elephant
crime they’re not talking about elephant conservation here so much as crime we
conservation here so much as crime we
conservation here so much as crime we need to identify not just poachers on
need to identify not just poachers on
need to identify not just poachers on the ground but the organizer of those
the ground but the organizer of those
the ground but the organizer of those poachers who are the aggregators Ivory’s
poachers who are the aggregators Ivory’s
poachers who are the aggregators Ivory’s very difficult to move across borders it
very difficult to move across borders it
very difficult to move across borders it weighs tons to be able to move that you
weighs tons to be able to move that you
weighs tons to be able to move that you have to be a powerful player and you
have to be a powerful player and you
have to be a powerful player and you have to have government connections all
have to have government connections all
have to have government connections all the money it’s basic basic law
the money it’s basic basic law
the money it’s basic basic law enforcement and in very rare cases is
enforcement and in very rare cases is
enforcement and in very rare cases is anybody doing and it’s easy to feel
anybody doing and it’s easy to feel
anybody doing and it’s easy to feel really despondent we are witnessing a
really despondent we are witnessing a
really despondent we are witnessing a massacre of elephants of unprecedented
massacre of elephants of unprecedented
massacre of elephants of unprecedented proportions and many people think is
proportions and many people think is
proportions and many people think is just too late the problem is too big the
just too late the problem is too big the
just too late the problem is too big the demand is too enormous coming here to
demand is too enormous coming here to
demand is too enormous coming here to Colorado to see the crush is incredibly
Colorado to see the crush is incredibly
Colorado to see the crush is incredibly moving and inspiring for me what I see
moving and inspiring for me what I see
moving and inspiring for me what I see is people on the other side of the
is people on the other side of the
is people on the other side of the planet
planet
planet joining Africa in a course to save a
joining Africa in a course to save a
joining Africa in a course to save a species that only exists in the wild in
species that only exists in the wild in
species that only exists in the wild in Africa Philippines earlier this year
Africa Philippines earlier this year
Africa Philippines earlier this year crushed five tons of ivory it’s a very
crushed five tons of ivory it’s a very
crushed five tons of ivory it’s a very brave thing for them to do we saw Gabon
brave thing for them to do we saw Gabon
brave thing for them to do we saw Gabon in West Africa destroy its RV last year
in West Africa destroy its RV last year
in West Africa destroy its RV last year here and people in the US government are
here and people in the US government are
here and people in the US government are hoping that first European countries may
hoping that first European countries may
hoping that first European countries may follow suit that other countries will
follow suit that other countries will
follow suit that other countries will say will destroy our r.v stocks but more
say will destroy our r.v stocks but more
say will destroy our r.v stocks but more it’s the first step to maybe more
it’s the first step to maybe more
it’s the first step to maybe more strongly regulating and banning the
strongly regulating and banning the
strongly regulating and banning the trade of ivory within the US borders and
trade of ivory within the US borders and
trade of ivory within the US borders and that sort of principle laying that sort
that sort of principle laying that sort
that sort of principle laying that sort of groundwork everyone hopes will
of groundwork everyone hopes will
of groundwork everyone hopes will eventually be heard by China
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