Ebay Ends Sale Of Endangered Species Products Like Ivory
IFAW Finds Ebay Responsible For Most Elephant Ivory Sales
EBay agreed to a global ban on the sale of all types of ivory products by January 1, 2009, after an investigation by IFAW found more than 4,000 elephant ivory listings on the online auction site.
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oh man now where am i supposed to get it?
National geo had an article last year about killing elephants in the national parks in afirca. Poachers stalk them for days and camp on the edge of the park. The rangers are few and far in between to protet and animals. When an elephant is killed the only thing that is removed is the ivory and the rest of the animal laied to waste.
eBay may SAY they will end the sales but the sales have always between against eBay rules (I have been a member for 11 years and the rules have always stated sales of items from endangered species were not allowed). I have been watching them allow leopard furs, tiger furs, ocelot furs sell repeatedly. I report items, call US Fish and Wildlife and other agencies. US F&W investigates, eBay polices itself for about a month and we start the process over again. They ignore obvious scams like the renaming of a fur to one from a species that does not exist (e.g., lippi cat, etc) and will ignore those sold internationally coming out of other countries (I have seen 5 furs sold by UK sellers in the past month, all reported to eBay daily for 7 to 10 days with nothing done. Many were to be imported to buyers in the US)
[...] which recently banned the sale of ivory products, has a history of listening to concerned organizations and says they will listen to the complaints. [...]