Environment - Dr. Jane appealed the termination of the ivory trade in New Zealand

Although hard to believe, but in New Zealand was actually one of the most rampant per capita worldwide ivory trade. Jane Goodall to New Zealand, please stop for elephant killings.

 

New Zealand is the world's eightieth birthday, Dr. Jane tour stop. Needless to say, she is recognized as one of today's scientists and conservationists, thousands of people around them as saints, and that she had the inspiration to everyone.

 

In the 1986 meeting, due to human activities and makes a lot of other species habitat is destroyed, a sharp decline in the number of each species facts surfaced, the scientists set sail from the dreamer realized that she could not go back to Tanzania rainforest where they continue to live with chimpanzees comfortable life. She decided to face this challenge, to the rest of the world, so that more people become the guardian of the Earth. And now, poaching in Africa is at an unprecedented bad situation, every 15 minutes there is an elephant were killed, Dr. Jane appealed people of New Zealand in order to prevent the extinction of elephants and bears responsibility. 

 

Dr. Jane timing of this visit is very good, because a petition to ban all trade in ivory has just submitted to the Government of New Zealand. The petition was initiated by a teacher in Oakland Virginia Woolf, Fiona Gordon and completed in support of environmental policy analyst under. They wrote in the report, per capita imports of ivory products between 2009 to 2012 to see New Zealand has exceeded the world's second ivory consuming countries - the United States. The United States, New Jersey and New York in the last month, have a total ban on the ivory trade, while the Hong Kong government has also begun to nearly 30 tons of smuggled ivory destruction. 

 

"Elephants like us to perceive pain, and between them and the family members are long-term mutual support," Dr. Jane said, "So, not only is there a species facing extinction, we should also realize that these individuals are suffering huge suffering. "

 

Obviously, such a high volume of imports of New Zealand in the offense so difficult ivory trade from responsibility. The petition is calling on the Government to strengthen the law to monitor and fill the loopholes in management, in order to stop the illegal ivory trade. 

 

Since some legitimate trading venues (including traditional auction and trading site) the prevalence of elephants has been facing a crisis. 

 

"Every ivory necklaces, pendants or jewelry are a symbol of the death of a head of an elephant." Dr. Jane said. 

 

"The problem is, as long as the regulations slight loophole, illegal trade will certainly continue, so the only way out is a total ban on all ivory trade through social networks can expand this voice, and to put pressure on the government. Eventually be listening to the voices that also depends on each of us. "

 

For elephants, every day is unfortunate, but last month, especially because Kenya "like king" in the case of Sa Tao still cameras to monitor the poachers killed. Sa Tao is quite legendary elephant in Kenya, as it hit the ground so fast ivory big elephant in the world is running out. Due to frequent companions were hunted, Sa Tao also know that their teeth are poachers goal. It is often hiding in the jungle, every step near the first sniff to see if there are poachers. In the past 18 months, the Kenya Wildlife Protection Agency has been monitoring the air Sa Tao's whereabouts and their surroundings, but still could not avoid their fate, when they again saw Sa Tao, its entire face have been cut.

 

"There is a saying say that the Earth is not a place we have inherited from their parents come, but borrowed from our children," said Dr. Jane said, "but by the means to pay, but according to this trend, simply can not repay, so we act now equivalent stole, which is why I'm trying to train young people, so that they become the backbone of conservation. they exactly what I hope for the future lies. "

Source:http://www.genyuya.org.cn/cn/?p=6921