Thailand is the only country that allows the sale of the ivory of its elephants. The rest of the world, which has elephants, forbids. Thousands of elephants are killed each year in Africa and the ivory of their tusks is sent to Thailand, where it is legalized, and “becomes” Thai elephant ivory.
A world mafia uses Thailand as “an elephant ivory laundry” in many countries. If Thailand prohibits the sale of its ivory, as it should had already done, to preserve its elephants population, the mafia would not legalize the ivory from other sources.
In March, 176 countries will gather in Bangkok to discuss this and other issues of trafficking and protection of wildlife. Sign the letter that WWF (World Wildlife Fund) is releasing, addressed to Thai Prime Minister, Thaksin, for banning ivory trade in the country and stop being a ” ivory laundry” in the world.