Hong Kong Official Meets Orphans of the Ivory Trade On Saturday 13th September we welcomed Hong Kong Legislative Councillor, Dr. Elizabeth Quat to the Nairobi Nursery, where she was introduced to the orphans, including those elephants that have lost their mothers to poaching. Dr. Quat wants her government to do more, and is urging Hong Kong to ban the sale of all ivory and join the African-led Elephant Protection Initiative (EPI), which aims to shut down the world’s remaining ivory markets, enact a 10+ year moratorium on the international ivory trade, and implement more education and awareness raising initiatives. She is in Africa as part of her campaign to stop the buying of ivory and end the killing of elephants. Dr. Quat shared that “Coming to Africa and witnessing the realities of elephant poaching first-hand has helped me understand the true implications of buying ivory. I hope I can share this awareness with the people of Hong Kong and help end the killing.” Her trip to Kenya has been organized in partnership with WildAid, Save the Elephants, the African Wildlife Foundation, the Northern Rangelands Trust and Stop Ivory. Read the full update: sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/updates/updates.asp?ID=714
Posted on: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 15:19:04 +0000
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