Ivory imports checked at Tokyo customs

Ivory imports checked at Tokyo customs

TOKYO, Japan - A customs official in Tokyo on July 16 examines ivory imported from Namibia. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) decided in February to approve a one-time sale of ivory to Japan from Namibia, Botswana and Zimbabwe. Ivory sales had been banned for 10 years.

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