Smart grab
China
says it is set to totally ban any trade in ivory before the close of year in a
step that is expected to protect the elephant which is listed as vulnerable
(facing high extinction in the wild).
By Edmund Smith-Asante, BEIJING
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| Officials of the Foreign Affairs Ministry and the State Forestry Administration who spoke with the journalists. |
China
says it would place a total ban on ivory trade as one of several measures to
stem illegal wildlife trade and protect endangered animal species before the
close of year.