[HN Gopher] Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo ___________________________________________________________________ Elephant decline revealed by shipwreck cargo Author : Thevet Score : 102 points Date : 2020-12-25 05:59 UTC (17 hours ago) (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com) (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com) | [deleted] | 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 | | [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sheldrick_Wildlife_Trust | | [2] https://www.sheldrickwildlifetrust.org/orphans/murit | | [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. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2020-12-25 23:00 UTC)