Rethinking Ivory: Why Trade in Tusks Won’t Go Away

My latest article, “Rethinking Ivory,” appears in the Summer 2013 issue of World Policy Journal, and is now available online. It challenges the conventional wisdom on the ivory trade and argues that a well-regulated commerce in tusks could offer a realistic way forward for elephant conservation.

The link is here:

http://www.worldpolicy.org/journal/summer2013/rethinking-ivory-why-trade-in-tusks-won’t-go-away

Tagged with: burning tusks, CITES, elephant conservation, elephant poaching, illegal ivory trade, ivory ban, ivory bonfire, World Policy Journal

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John Frederick Walker