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The trading troubles that have split the conservationists

Rebecca McQuillan on Tuesday: There is a depressing statistic quoted by those involved in the battle to conserve the African elephant: since 1994 the price of ivory in Japan has nearly doubled.

There is a depressing statistic quoted by those involved in the battle to conserve the African elephant: since 1994 the price of ivory in Japan has nearly doubled.