Tuesday, May 15, 2007

eBay condemned for rampant ivory trade

eBay condemned for allowing "rampant" ivory trade (Reuters)

A customs officer walks past seized elephant tusks in Hong Kong in this May 10, 2006 file photo. The elephant, the world's largest land mammal, is being threatened with global extinction by a 'rampant trade' in ivory on the eBay online auction site, animal welfare campaigners said on Tuesday. (Paul Yeung/Reuters)Reuters - The elephant, the world's largest land mammal, is being threatened with global extinction by a "rampant trade" in ivory on the eBay online auction site, animal welfare campaigners said on Tuesday.


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