CITES, WWF and TRAFFIC Release New Guide to Identify Smuggled Ivory

*:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)” data-ae_styles=”display;inline;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>*:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(2)” data-ae_styles=”display;block;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>CITES Secretary-General Ivonne Higuero stated, “The much-awaited 4*:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(3)” data-ae_styles=”display;block;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>Last reviewed in 1999, more than two decades of advancements have been incorporated into the Guide to help law enforcement agencies distinguish between types of ivories and their substitutes, including detailed graphics and forensic applications for ivory identification. Accurate identification is critical potentially to prevent illegal ivory products from being smuggled or illegally traded and to curb the poaching crisis decimating African elephant populations. *:nth-child(6)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(1)>*:nth-child(2)>*:nth-child(4)>*:nth-child(1)” data-ae_styles=”display;inline;position;static;float;none;clear;none;overflow;visible;column-count;auto;column-width;auto;column-span;none;contain;none”>Parties agreed that the guide required updating to help with identification of elephant ivory due…

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