By displaying items that officials have confiscated from people trying to sell ivory and other goods related to endangered species, advocates and officials are seeking to educate people about how poaching threatens elephants and other animals in the wild.
“It is estimated that more than 100,000 elephants were lost between 2010 and 2012 alone, with illegal hunting for ivory the major driver of this decline,” said Manisa Kung, the assistant special agent in charge for the Pacific Southwest Region of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Federal officials say San Diego sees a high volume of illegal wildlife products because it is a border city and a major port of entry into the United States.U.S. officials said they levied more than $11 million in fines for illegal wildlife trafficking in 2022 alone. It is legal to own ivory products in the United States, but nearly all ivory sales in the U.S. were banned in 2014.“We have had multiple cases that we’ve criminally prosecuted, and there’s still a lot more work to be done on behalf of ... protecting elephants,” said David Bess, of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
Ivory sales are only part of the problem. There is concern that demand for the material encourages poachers to seek out more product.
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