Less than a week after nearly 1.5 tonnes of ivory were impounded at Mombasa port, another shipment is seized. nation.co.ke/News/Port-officials-seize-another-ivory-haul/-/1056/1909148/-/4jx7rjz/-/index.html Positive work by the port authorities in seizing this ivory and keeping it off the market, however we can not ignore the loss of life this latest shipment represents. Governments are slowly starting to wake up to the issue and the reality of the illegal ivory trade and its links with organised crime. But they must act more swiftly and start to make serious financial investments into field level protection and increased port security, as well as educational campaigns in ivory consumer countries.
Posted on: Tue, 09 Jul 2013 10:28:56 +0000