New Zealand Eyes Tightening Trade to Protect Endangered Animals

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New Zealand has announced it is proposing tightening up trade restrictions to better protect over 35, 000 endangered animals affected by the wildlife trade. The new restrictions would improve the current Trade in Endangered Species Act 1989  by prohibiting the domestic sale of ivory (with restrictions) and improving the regulatory system at the border.

The changes will make the domestic sale of ivory illegal on any ivory that was obtained after 1975 when elephants became protected. The changes will also strengthen regulatory procedures at the border to ensure it effectively manages international wildlife trade and stops illegal trade at the border. While New Zealand was never a major hub for the ivory trade, these changes make it clear that New Zealand is committed to preventing the illegal wildlife trade and ensuring a future for elephants on our planet.

While this is definitely a positive news story, we cannot let this stop us from continuing to fight for endangered animals. There are still many countries around the globe that have yet to enact any kind of ban on ivory which is necessary at this point in the game. There is no argument in defense of ivory that holds any validity given that elephants continue to face perils in the wild that put them at risk of further endangerment. Along with animals like rhinos, tigers, lions, cheetahs, and giraffes, elephants continue to face problems in the wild including habitat loss, poaching, and continued human conflict resulting in death meaning that there needs to be continued efforts to protect these animals before they are wiped off the face of the earth forever.

This is actually a very simple problem that as a planet, we should be eagerly willing to fix. Officially ban anything that comes from an endangered animal. No more trophy hunting, no more poaching, no more value on things that come from an endangered animal etc. Our one and only focus should be on preventing their extinction at any cost so we need to start acting like this is a real problem with irreversible outcomes.

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