The Malaysian government is getting serious about ending the
illegal ivory trade and is calling on the wildlife trade monitoring network group TRAFFIC for guidance.
Over
the last five years, Malaysian ports have seen close to 45 tons of illegally
traded African Elephant ivory pass through. Under the new program, employees
of the Malaysian Customs Department will receive
ivory identification training, discuss smuggling techniques and routes, and talk about opportunities and solutions for ending Malaysia’s role as a transit hub for the pricey and harmful commodity.
Participating
officers include those specifically assigned to oversee the implementation of
the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and
Flora (CITES) regulations.
Read
more
about what TRAFFIC has to say about this innovative program.
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