ATG letter: Be realistic about a tax on ivory
MADAM – Although I think that the BADA certification programme goes some way to pacifying the waters, the conservationists have very strong support even if they are blind to the past as seen in the story about wildlife charity Born Free launching an ivory ‘amnesty’ (ATG No 2329).
Ignorance will destroy the past and not preserve the future. I am aware that the trade dislikes an…