ivory ban
Elephant protection law
An ivory ban is a legal prohibition on the trade, sale, or transport of ivory—the material from elephant tusks and other animals.
Such bans aim to protect endangered species from poaching by eliminating markets for their tusks.
The ivory ban has reduced demand, but black markets persist.
Countries vary in how strictly they enforce ivory bans and whether exceptions exist for antiques.
- elephantTusked gray giant
- poachingUnlawful wildlife capture
- tusksExtended animal incisors
- wildlifeUndomesticated natural organisms
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
smuggling · trafficking · illegal trade · endangered · Africa · trade · illegal · CITES · protection · hunting · extinction · black market · price per pound · seizure · customs · border patrol · enforcement · carving
- prohibitionsforbid, prohibition, forbidden, prohibit, outlawing
- wildlife conservationhabitat protection, game warden, species protection, wildlife officer, wildlife refuges
- animal lawsanimal protection, dog fighting, bullfighting, impoundment, dog warden
- elephant protectionAfrican elephant, Asian elephant, poaching, sanctuaries, rangers
- Environmental Policyclimate policy, Clean Air Act, conservation policy, Clean Water Act, environmental regulation
- wildlife lawpoaching, poachers, wildlife crime, wildlife trafficking, illegal hunting