[HN Gopher] Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo
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       Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo
        
       Author : Thevet
       Score  : 102 points
       Date   : 2020-12-25 05:59 UTC (17 hours ago)
        
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       | adamnemecek wrote:
       | You guys should consider donating to David Sheldrick Wildlife
       | Trust[0][1] which takes care of elephant and rhino orphans. For
       | $50 a year, you can become a sponsor of a particular animal and
       | they'll send you photos and updates about how your sponsored
       | animal is doing. You can for example sponsor this little fella
       | [2][3].
       | 
       | There is also the the International Anti-Poaching
       | Foundation[4][5] which fights poachers. The founder, Damien
       | Mander[6] is an Australian ex spec-ops sniper who is using his
       | military experience to train park rangers since they, unlike the
       | poachers, tend to be poorly equipped and trained as well as
       | understaffed.
       | 
       | [0] http://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org
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       | [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sheldrick_Wildlife_Trust
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       | [2] https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/murit
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       | [3] http://instagram.com/p/sigT3IAUKb
       | 
       | [4] http://www.iapf.org/
       | 
       | [5] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Anti-
       | Poaching_Fo...
       | 
       | [6] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damien_Mander
        
         | elefanten wrote:
         | Another key vector is to reduce demand for ivory. The world
         | needs to pressure the government of China, which drives demand
         | and global ivory prices.
         | 
         | [0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-019-09993-2
        
           | porpoise wrote:
           | China banned all ivory trade at the end of 2017 and by all
           | accounts (see WWF and NG sources cited in the tweet) it's
           | been working quite well.
           | 
           | https://www.twitter.com/RichardHanania/status/13397828106309.
           | ..
        
           | tcbawo wrote:
           | Has synthetic ivory gotten good enough to replace the natural
           | source? Is it too expensive? Too easily distinguished? Demand
           | too great?
        
             | blodorn wrote:
             | One way to check for real v fake ivory is to heat a pin in
             | a lighter and then try and poke a little hole. Real ivory
             | doesn't melt at all, and a lot of imitation ivory does, and
             | that is a very easy and expedient test.
        
               | ekanes wrote:
               | Thank you. Ideally we can blur the lines between these
               | two, so that the price for one is ruined because they
               | can't be distinguished.
        
         | raunakdag wrote:
         | I was really excited to sponsor the actual elephant you linked
         | in 2/3, until I realized it was pictures from 2014 :(
         | 
         | I'll have to find another cute one now, I suppose.
        
         | bitwize wrote:
         | The Sheldrick Wildlife Trust is where wild elephants go to seek
         | medical attention because they know there are helpful humans
         | there.
         | 
         | If you want to help the elephants and don't know whom to donate
         | to, consider the conservation foundation trusted by the
         | elephants themselves.
        
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