Thailand under pressure to ban ivory trade

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Yingluck to 'consider' ivory trade ban

Published: 27 Feb 2013 at 15.58
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Thailand will give due consideration to a call for a ban on the domestic ivory trade during the coming Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites) meeting beginning in Bangkok next week, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Wednesday.

The prime minister was responding to an international petition submitted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and TRAFFIC, a wildlife trade monitoring network, at Government House.

The petition, which has 500,000 signatures, calls on host country Thailand to ban the trade in domestic ivory from tame elephants, arguing that it is poorly policed and puts wild African elephants in danger.

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wbhdy
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Discussion 13 : 03 Mar 2013 at 22.5713
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Madame Yingluck will consider or take steps. It looks like, that the ivory trade in Thailand will soon be just as illegal as prostitution and gambling.
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Discussion 12 : 28 Feb 2013 at 08.5712
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Thailand is a trafficking hub for ivory ,drugs and people .We should get rid of this infamous reputation by stopping it .
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Discussion 11 : 28 Feb 2013 at 07.3311
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Will PM Yingluck attend the CITES meeting? I’ll wager she won’t as the spotlights will mostly be focused on Thailand and she can’t afford to lose face in front of the cameras. If what she says beforehand "We will take the issue raised by WWF into consideration" then nothing will be done. WWF people have to pressure Thai delegates to the point of embarrassment and let them know the world is watching and waiting.
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Discussion 10 : 28 Feb 2013 at 06.5810
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It's a farce that Cites even holds conventions in Bangkok or Thailand for that matter when this country has hundreds of shark fin soups restaurants blatantly selling their disgraceful wares. There is even one in MBK shopping mall food court.
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Discussion 9 : 28 Feb 2013 at 05.109
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The Elephant is highly recognised as a symbol of Thailand....now is the time for Madame to make a significant stance against the ivory trade and protect both the African and Asian elephants. The ivory trade it has to be stopped....protect the worlds wildlife for future generations. It surely can't be denied that African ivory makes it's way into Thailand....such coruption in customs makes it a certainty.
The eyes of the world will be watching Thailand!!!!
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Discussion 8 : 28 Feb 2013 at 00.168
Agree or not, it won't make any difference at all. It will be business as usual here in Thailand. It will mean bigger profits for those who deal in ivory. The majority of Thais have little or no compassion for any animal, they are merely to be used as a source of income. They ignore all the suffering and inhumanity, just as long as they can make a quick Baht. Let's see them ban cock fighting, buffalo fighting and even the ongoing smuggling of dogs across their borders for food in neighboring countries (and some cities in Thailand).
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Discussion 7 : 27 Feb 2013 at 23.247
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I wonder why WWF and TRAFFIC didn't just ask for the telephone number of the PM of Thailand and make the oversea call themselves? Could have saved them some time.
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Discussion 6 : 27 Feb 2013 at 23.236
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I wonder why WWF and TRAFFIC didn't just ask for the telephone number of the PM of Thailand and make the oversea call themselves? Could have saved them some time.
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Discussion 5 : 27 Feb 2013 at 20.115
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I hope the decision to ban the ivory trade in Thailand is announced in the opening address of the conference, why wait any longer for a simple decision to be made.
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Discussion 4 : 27 Feb 2013 at 18.304
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Banning ivory trade in a country that uses an elephant as its national symbol seems like a no brainer .
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