> >In 1989, the international trade in ivory from African elephants was banned >>by the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered >>Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the treaty that governs much of the >>international trade in plants and animals. International trade in Asian >elephant ivory had already been banned in 1975. I had always thought there was a ban as early as the late fifties or so. It just seemed like all the major manufactures stopped using it about the same time. Was it just getting too expensive to use or were there other factors as well? Chris -- Christopher D. Purdy R.P.T. School of Music, Ohio University Athens, Ohio 45701 (740) 593-1656 fax (740) 593-1429 purdy@ohiou.edu
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