Chinese appetite for ivory falls as global ban starts

KWS workers set up an ivory tower ahead of an elephant tusks and rhino horn burning event presided over by President Uhuru Kenyatta last year. [Willis Awandu, Standard]

NAIROBI: With the fall in ivory trade in China by nearly two thirds and the ban on global trade in ivory taking effect yesterday, wildlife conservationists are eyeing a bright future.

A new research released on Wednesday has found that commitment by the Chinese government to close all domestic trade in tusks and its products is paying off.