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China's ivory craze is killing Africa's elephants
By Juliet Fuisz, CNN
Many of us believed that the ban on ivory, more than two decades ago, had ended the illegal ivory trade and saved Africa's elephants.
But instead, the magnificent creatures are again in danger of extinction because of a resurgent soaring demand for ivory half a world away in China.
Twenty-five thousand elephants were killed in 2011 – poaching levels that had not been seen in more than ten years.
The U.S. government describes a new sort of ivory organized crime that spurs on these massacres by heavily armed militias. In many parts of the African continent, murder rates now exceed population growth, meaning that the African elephant could simply disappear altogether.
In the video above Christiane Amanpour previews a National Geographic documentary called "Battle for the Elephants," in which reporter Bryan Christy investigated how Asia's booming ivory industry is keeping African poachers in business.
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Thank you so much for doing this story, Ms Amanpour! I live in South Africa and we are seeing animals slaughtered all over Africa, with so many of them targeted by China and other countries in the Far East.
Please would you keep pursuing this, and also take up the cause of Africa's rhinos? People listen to you, your voice can make a huge difference!
Thank you again.
Good story, heartbreaking topic. I would like my young daughter to live in a world where elephants still roam. Can you pass along the contact info of some organizations dedicated to preventing these slaughters ?
Some organizations for you to check into: http://www.iWorry.org; Amboseli Trust for Elephants; David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust; Environmental Investigation Agency (an NGO); ElephantVoices. As you heard in the interview, these organizations need the governments' help in this emergency. This all needs to be highlighted frequently in news reports like Ms. Amanpour's.
Thanks you. Nice story!
Makes me want to cry when I see pictures of slaughtered elephants. Terrible.
Canada's Investigative jornalism show "The Fifth Estate" did an excellent undercover piece in Africa and China i 2012. Here is a link to the page which also has excellent elephant issue links http://www.cbc.ca/fifth/2012-2013/2012/11/theelephantintheroom.html
Thank you for sharing this Julie.
Thank you for covering this. I watched 'Battle for Elephants,' and it was just heartbreaking to see these magnificent animals being slaughtered for trinkets and even worse to see the indifference. I applaud the Chinese celebrities who are stepping up, such as Yao Ming, but we need more of them sooner. Elephants are so intelligent and empathetic – just read about how they came together to mourn the passing of the well-known conservationist, Lawrence Anthony.
Its good that finally the World can see what the slaughter is doing to our wildlife. at the same time the United States is not very far behind China in the import of game trophies from Africa. Paul Allen is one good example.
Why don`t the rest of the world put a demand on chinese teeth . sorry i hate these people for what they are doing to all of the animal world. It Has TO Stop..
Thank you, Ms. Amanpour for shining your light on this crucially significant story. The urgency of the elephant's plight, which is not only about elephants, but is also about ourselves as a species, cannot be minimized. Many Americans know what is taking place and why; social media are full of sites and "shares" and "tweets," but unlike even the most insignificant fact of a celebrity changing her hairstyle, our media has shown no interest in picking up the stories of the massacres and their connections to organized crime and armed terrorists. Thank you so much for being the first.
Thank you Ms. Amanpour and Mr. Christy for covering this story. I've been following these terrible elephant massacres for the past few years, with another large elephant massacre only 2 days ago in the Dzanga Bai World Heritage Site in the Central African Republic. It seems that no government is willing to do what it takes to stop the massacres. CITES signed the elephants' death warrants when it allowed the "one-time" sale of ivory that has fueled demand in the Far East. Instead of fixing a horrible mistake, the CITES delegates failed to address the issue of Chinese demand at their last meeting in March 2013 (apparently no one wants to risk offending this superpower). It's hard to sustain hope in the face of losing 35,000 elelphants a year (in Tanzania, approximately 70 elephants are poached every day) – all butchered for ivory trinkets. We are witnessing the genocide of a noble species, and soon it will be too late.
So what will happen to the Chinese Pouchers, they should just shoot these Bstard on site.
When I fly into Singapore and before we land we have to fill out an immigration form. At the bottom of the form it clearly state: "If you bring drugs into Singapore you will get the death penalty". Same should be for killing animals for their Ivory and the Rhino horns. Period.
I have to agree
People; please do something about this. Perhaps the elephants, rhinos and other charismatic larger animals of the world are not that 'important' to us but they are a warning.... we will not survive on this planet much long after they are extinct.
Thank her for the blog feature on Elephant Ivory
Could you also spotlight the situation at Dzanga-Sanga UNESCO World Heritage site where Forest Elephants are being massacred, conservation staff murdered, and property destroyed. The elephant slaughter is blood money that pays for terrorist activity
Thank you for drawing attention to the slaughter of elephants for ivory. This must stop now!!
Ms Amanpour. I was already your fan and now I am your fan x 10! Well done! The world needs to know whats happening to the elephants! Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! Well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The horror in Africa for the elephants must stop! Keep denouncing, keep helping!
Ms Amanpour, i would like to thank you for doing a report interveiw on the forest elephants in central africa, iam just receiving the news that it is becoming a blood bath out there,. i had contacted cnn yesterday and i was replyed very soon after, i have just met you through the media and i think you are great because you care in what we beleive in, iam just a tad poal in the water,that is why iam asking you to please keep on it for us who care out there for these beautiful animals, thank you.
The quickest way to shut this down is to go after the carvers, No carvings = nothing to buy. The most permanent way to stop it is to stop the poachers. But their greed will always trump morality. Thus it is up to the citizens of China to say No to Ivory.
I am severely hearing impaired and wondered if you have a transcript of this interview of Bryan Christie. I am so glad that you are raising awareness of this terrible problem. It is, indeed, heartbreaking.
"Twenty-five thousand elephants were killed in 2011"... People, what`s going on here, I mean on the Earth?
Imagine Elephants becoming extinct in the wild due to this, so sad
watch this baby Elephant stand up, will cheer you up...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW3AtMzIJCY&list=FLNUixtuFIXoX9ky6IdmN_UQ&feature=mh_lolz
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Ms Amanpour Thanks for disclosing this crime. What about the International Criminal Court? this is a crime against humanity. Unite to disclose this injustice elephants deserve to live, Why to buy ivory items? if when we die we take nothing, The Chinese should stop this slaughter of elephants imposing stringent laws against the use and commercialization of Ivory
It抯 laborious to search out educated folks on this subject, but you sound like you know what you抮e speaking about! Thanks
35,000 killed in 2012; extinction likely within the decade. There will be an International March for the Elephants in approximately 20cities around the world on October 4, 2013. Please join us! E-mail us at march.for.elephants@gmail.com to find city near you or to become otherwise active to fight for the survival of this cherished creature. Thank you!
Thank you. Report this far and wide. Scream it from the rooftops. This MUST STOP!
The Chinese believe in the efficacy of Animal parts to their health
However there is SO MUCH misinformation about the theraputic affects of animal parts, that it will be decades, before they will take action and stop.
If people started killing the Chinese Pandas, they would soon take note. (NIMBY)
With regard to the Phillipino aspect of this crime, Pope Francis, should emulate his namesake's life, and order the stoppage to the making of ALL Religious objects, in Ivory.
Pure hypocrasy from the Religious Leader,.
I want to add my voice to this. I am absolutely horrified at the prospect of species vanishing for people's vanity.
I want the people of China to know that I will take them seriously when they take the natural world seriously and cease this demand, for that is what is driving it. Ivory and rhino horn trade must be banned outright, the "legal" method is not working, in fact it is having the reverse affect.
This horrible wildlife slaughter at the hands of the Chinese (especially rhinos, tigers, and elephants) who are supporting the poachers- must stop. To me it signifies that the Chinese are not modern at all, but still slaughtering animals in medieval fashion in a world where there are not many left. I am thoroughly disgusted at this primitive behavior. Hopefully some of the Chinese people are modern and farsighted enough to turn this disgusting trend around. I think I am going to stop buying Chinese products because of the Chinese slaughter of the animals of the world. Perhaps if they are not so wealthy they can not afford to fund African and Asian animal slaughter and extinction.
Thank you for covering this story. Please air it again and again.
To know the African Elephant will become extinct in my lifetime sickens me.
What can we do to educate the people in China and around the world who condone this – we must stop them!
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Maybe their beloved Panda should be on the poachers list. So they can watch the systematic slaughter of their own for no other purpose than a pelt. I don't know if this would stop them or even phase them. I know this sounds cruel but its the eye for an eye theory.
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In the Islamic religion they have man called the Mahdi who is known as their messiah of whom they are waiting to take the stage. There are many testimonies from people online who believe this man will be Barack Obama who is to be the biblical Antichrist based off dreams they have received. I myself have had strange dreams about him like no other person. So much so that I decided to share this information.
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Do you remember the blockbuster hit film The Matrix that was released in 1999? You may not know this, but it has deep spiritual implications concerning the times we are living in and Bible prophecy.
It tells a story of how these "agents" are trying to turn us into machines. We are closer then ever before for this to become a reality when they cause us to receive an implantable microchip in our body during a time when physical money will be no more.
You may have seen on NBC news concerning the implantable RFID microchip that some people are getting put in their hand to make purchases, but did you know this microchip matches perfectly with prophecy in the Bible?
"He (the false prophet who deceives many by his miracles) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name...
You also may have heard of the legendary number "666" that people have been speculating for possibly thousands of years on what it actually means. This article shares something I haven't seen before, and I don't think there could be any better explanation for what it means to calculate 666. This is no hoax. Very fascinating stuff!
...Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666" (Revelation 13:16-18 NKJV).
To see all the details showing why the Bible foretold of all these things, check out this article!
Article: https://biblewoke.com/rfid-mark-of-the-beast-666-revealed
GOD is sending out His end time warning:
"Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, 'If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name'" (Revelation 14:9-11).
In the Islamic religion they have man called the Mahdi who is known as their messiah of whom they are waiting to take the stage. There are many testimonies from people online who believe this man will be Barack Obama who is to be the biblical Antichrist based off dreams they have received. I myself have had strange dreams about him like no other person. So much so that I decided to share this information.
He came on stage claiming to be a Christian with no affiliation to the Muslim faith...
"In our lives, Michelle and I have been strengthened by our Christian faith. But there have been times where my faith has been questioned - by people who don't know me - or they've said that I adhere to a different religion, as if that were somehow a bad thing," – Barack Obama
...but was later revealed by his own family members that he indeed is a devout Muslim.
So what's in the name? The meaning of someones name can say a lot about a person. God throughout history has given names to people that have a specific meaning tied to their lives. How about the name Barack Obama? Let us take a look at what may be hiding beneath the surface...
"And He (Jesus) said to them (His disciples), 'I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'" (Luke 10:18).
In the Hebrew language we can uncover the meaning behind the name Barack Obama.
Barack, also transliterated as Baraq, in Hebrew is: lightning
baraq – Biblical definition:
From Strongs H1299; lightning; by analogy a gleam; concretely a flashing sword: – bright, glitter (-ing, sword), lightning. (Strongs Hebrew word H1300 baraq baw-rawk')
Barak 'O'bamah, The use of bamah is used to refer to the "heights" of Heaven.
bamah – Biblical definition:
From an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation: – height, high place, wave. (Strongs Hebrew word H1116 bamah baw-maw')
The day following the election of Barack Obama (11/04/08), the winning pick 3 lotto numbers in Illinois (Obama's home state) for 11/5/08 were 666.
Obama was a U.S. senator for Illinois, and his zip code was 60606.
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