Egyptian government seizes illegal ivory consignments
In spite of being a party to CITES Egypt has one of the largest retail ivory markets in Africa, as illustrated by the over 21000 ivory carvings observed in retail outlets in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan during the author's 1998 visit. Raw tusks generally come from Sudan, Democratic Republic of Con...
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| Main Author: | Esmond Martin |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2000-06-01
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| Series: | Pachyderm |
| Online Access: | https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/article/view/996 |
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