(Source: CNTV.cn)
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Interview: China hopes for coordination in fighting ivory smuggling
BEIJING, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- China hopes that countries can improve coordination, do less finger-pointing and make more joint efforts in fighting ivory smuggling globally and conserving elephant populations, a Chinese official has said.
In a recent interview with Xinhua, Meng Xianlin, deputy director of China's Endangered Species Import and Export Management Office, said the increase of ivory poaching in Africa was caused by several factors, such as conflicts between elephants and humans in the animals' habitats, local people's livelihoods, warfare and organized crime. Full story
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