How Japan is Fueling the Slaughter of Elephants
Five takeaways from a new report slamming Japan’s ability to keep illegal ivory out of its legal market.
Before Chinese demand for ivory began driving the black market and illegal killing of tens of thousands of elephants each year, it was Japan’s market for hanko, personal seals used to sign contracts, that fueled the ivory trade.
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