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In one of the largest busts of its kind, an estimated 6,000 kilogrammes of elephant tusks, 25 kilogrammes of rhino horns, 100 kilogrammes of pangolin scales and 300 kilogrammes of animal skulls, bones and horns, worth $18 million have been seized by Malaysian custom officials.
instituted its own ban on ivory sales on any of its platforms more than a decade ago. but an analysis by ivory trade experts indicated that thousands of objects made of elephant tusk had been sold on the site since that ban. here s our science correspondent, victoria gill. you can sell almost anything on ebay. the online marketplace had 1.5 billion listings in 2021, from sellers all over the world, but there are some things you aren t allowed to sell. one is ivory. this is awful, seeing something like this for sale. this is a classic piece of ivory. ebay banned the sale of ivory back in 2009, but these researchers have carried out an online forensic test. that creamy colour you d expect to see from elephant ivory. they say there are features visible in listings of items that make it clear they re made of ivory. those characteristic lines that you only see on ivory.
all domestic ivory sales. how important is that for elephant survival? it s been massive. i think it was probably the sing the greatest thing that could have helped the elephants and i m glad to say that hong kong and taiwan have followed suit. reseptember recently taiwan made its announcement. poaching has been reduced dramatically. there s an orphanage where they have the babies often from the poach, they haven t had any in for three years the poaching has gone down so much in kenya and it was down to around 60 last year from 0320 before. there s still problems in places, but the situation has gotten better on poaching. that s wonderful. i watched a documentary on that elephant rescue and cried my eyes out a few years ago. it s just unbelievable what people do. but there are countries, though, that still allow the sale of ivory, so where are you
arrangements for ourselves on a bilateral bilateral basis chinese premier league on the other hand played down the impact of bracks it insisting that the relationship would not change as a result so that. but the numbers suggest otherwise the two countries are expected to sign business deals worth over nine billion pounds before the end of may is visitors improving access to the chinese markets and removing trade barriers are top of the agenda. may also stop by a university where she unveiled plans for a teacher exchange program and a campaign to promote english language learning in china. as britain i thought a new relationship with the world s second largest economy in the younger generation of both nations that will feel the biggest impact. by conservationists call it a landmark vote following china hong kong is now batting ivory sales it s one of the biggest markets in the world and has direct links to commercial scale elephant