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In China and Hong Kong, ivory is seen as precious material and is used in ornaments and jewellery. It's also sometimes used in traditional Chinese medicine. Some rich Chinese people think that owning ivory makes them look more successful. Others think that ivory will bring them good luck.
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Read More »Up to 30,000 African elephants are killed every year by poachers who want to sell their tusks for ivory. Prince William will go on Chinese TV today to speak out against the use of ivory. It's a material found in elephant tusks and China buys and sells more of it than anywhere else in the world. Prince William has spoken passionately about trying to stop the ivory trade in the past and will use his speech to urge the Chinese government to ban it. Here is Newsround's guide on why the ivory trade is such a big concern and why China seems so obsessed with it.
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Read More »Sperm whales do not have tusks, but do have a single set of 40–50 teeth in their lower jaws that consist almost entirely of dentine, which is considered a form of ivory, according to Science Direct.
A Woodbridge man admitted Wednesday that he sold carvings made of sperm whale ivory across state lines, federal prosecutors said. Richard Gontarek, 55, pleaded guilty in Newark Federal court to two counts of violating the Lacey Act, which prohibits falsely labeling an international shipment of fish, wildlife, including their parts or products, or plants, according to a statement from the US Attorney’s Office District of New Jersey. On Jan. 3, 2018, and on Dec. 6, 2018, Gontarek shipped a package containing a carving made from the tooth of a sperm whale to a buyer in Etter, Pennsylvania, in exchange for payment, the office said. Sperm whales do not have tusks, but do have a single set of 40–50 teeth in their lower jaws that consist almost entirely of dentine, which is considered a form of ivory, according to Science Direct. Sperm whales are listed in Appendix I to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, authorities said. State law makes it illegal for anyone to possess with intent to sell ivory or any item that contains or is made from the substance, the office said. As part of his plea agreement, Gontarek agreed to pay a fine of $2,800 to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lacey Act Reward Fund.
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