People are usually quite surprised to learn that the USA is high on the list of countries for illegal ivory importation and New York is one of the largest markets for illegal ivory in the United States. On Jan. 16, a diverse panel of diplomats, law enforcement officials, research scientists and activists testified before the New York State Assembly Standing Committee on Environmental Conservation to evaluate the effectiveness of existing laws and regulations to protect endangered species and halt the illegal sale of ivory. Read the story here:livescience/42654-nyc-illegal-ivory-hearing.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Livesciencecom+(LiveScience+Science+Headline+Feed) But, even better yet... you can watch the archived Legislative proceedings here: assembly.state.ny.us/av/
Posted on: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 11:03:43 +0000
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