A former wildlife crime investigator from Africa has pointed to Chinese individuals as being the major brokers currently active in Zambia’s illegal ivory trade, calling on the Hong Kong government to ban the trade as soon as possible.
Josias Mungabwa’s appeal comes as traders are demanding compensation of HK$2 billion over the move to ban the selling of imported ivory products by 2021. But a government source said the city’s Environment Bureau would not grant such compensation...
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