Interesting article on Ivory
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pseudo science
The one big problem with the whole article is that all of the numbers are based on one assumption, that ten percent of illegal ivory is intercepted. Obviously, if that number isn't accurate everything else is BS.
The number may be accurate or vastly wrong, high or low. The threatened prairie dog in Colorado was found to be five times more plentiful than estimated, or common as dirt.
This isn't to say that the elephant situation isn't serious, just that we know no more or less about how serious after reading this article.
Hu
Maniac said:Wow
Maniac
The one big problem with the whole article is that all of the numbers are based on one assumption, that ten percent of illegal ivory is intercepted. Obviously, if that number isn't accurate everything else is BS.
The number may be accurate or vastly wrong, high or low. The threatened prairie dog in Colorado was found to be five times more plentiful than estimated, or common as dirt.
This isn't to say that the elephant situation isn't serious, just that we know no more or less about how serious after reading this article.
Hu
Yes poaching is a problem. Only one country over there is doing a good job. Too good of a job according to the article. They are over populating there. The thing I noticed is that it is Japan and China they are exporting the poached ivory to. The USA is not on the list of places smuggled ivory is coming to. I would not used poached Ivory knowingly. Most of the Ivory we buy from estate sales was taken pre 1989 ban in government approved Safari hunts. Those trophies brought back 30 plus years ago can decorate someones living room or someones cue. I see no reason not to use it. I do think Africa needs to crack back down on poachers. But old USA Estate ivory we use in cues contributes Zero percent to todays poaching problem.
If China and Japan crack down on smuggling of Ivory into their country it would dry up the market for illegal ivory and Africans would have little reason to poach. No one mentions the Asian elephant here. But they are more protected that the African elephants are. Yet most of the cheap import ivory inlaid cues everyone is buying on ebay are loaded with Asian Elephant ivory.
Todays Elephant endangerment problem can be traced to Africa and Asia alone. Cuemakers in the United states are not contibuting to the problem.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com
If China and Japan crack down on smuggling of Ivory into their country it would dry up the market for illegal ivory and Africans would have little reason to poach. No one mentions the Asian elephant here. But they are more protected that the African elephants are. Yet most of the cheap import ivory inlaid cues everyone is buying on ebay are loaded with Asian Elephant ivory.
Todays Elephant endangerment problem can be traced to Africa and Asia alone. Cuemakers in the United states are not contibuting to the problem.
Chris
www.cuesmith.com
www.internationalcuemakers.com