1. Press release
the regular losses they are suffering at the hands of border control agencies. For example, in 2009 alone, Customs agencies intercepted over 25 tonnes of ivory being smuggled from Africa to Asia. As recently as last week, officials in Kenya
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2. Press release
and poaching of this animal became fairly infrequent.
However, in the mid-2000s, rumours emerged that rhinoceros horn could stave off cancer or halt its spread in people suffering from the disease. Rhinos in countries
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3. Press release: LH Boycotts of wildlife shipment
traded wild animals strike against the interests of the animals
themselves and of poor people in developing countries, Willem Wijnstekers,
Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade
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