Be collecting signatures to be submitted to the House of Representatives on the closure of Japan’s domestic ivory market
A “Seigan-syo” (an official petition based on the Japanese Constitution) to be submitted to the House of Representatives on the closure of Japan’s domestic ivory market I. Points of the petition 1. Two African elephant species, symbols of international biodiversity conservation, are under threat from poaching for their ivory trade. As a result, African savannah elephants have declined by 60% over the past 50 years, and African forest elephants have declined by 86% over the past 31 years. The World Conservation Union (IUCN) Red List assessed the risk of extinction of the two species as “very high”(EN) and “extremely high”(CR) respectively. 2. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of […]
