#DidYouKnow: An elephant disappears every 15 minutes! A powerful animated short movie makes the case that ivory poaching provides funding for some of the world’s most notorious groups such as al-Shabaab and Boko Haram. According to an investigation conducted by the Elephant Action League in 2011, al-Shabaab generates between $200,000 and $600,000 a month from tusks, money that accounts for about 40% of its total operating budget. Part of the campaign Last Days of Ivory, the video is intended to help the viewer focus on the trail of money as well as the trail of blood, a relationship that Interpol and other groups unequivocally confirm. The message of the campaign is that we all can do something to stop it, such as simply refusing to buy ivory trinkets. #terrorism #ivorypoaching #elephants #alShabaab #BokoHaram #lastdaysofivory Watch the video:
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 13:01:15 +0000