The Tuwang and the chiefs discovered this problem in their lives, but there were still a lot of elephants in this area, and they didn't think about the reason; Zhang Nan had read this report in his previous life, so he knew it; on the contrary, the current animal protectors realized it later, and it is estimated that it will take a few years to discover this phenomenon. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Botswana people will never fully understand the paranoid preference of the Chinese for ivory, and the ban on the international ivory trade will come into effect at the end of this year, but in fact, the effect is mediocre, just to give the elephants a breather.

A few years ago, around 1.3 million kilograms of ivory were traded on the international market every year, of which more than 90 percent came from Africa, and at least 80 percent of it was poached.

As for consumers, Huaxia is the big one, and legend has it that China accounts for 70%!

In fact, there is slander from Western society and little devils here!

Because Westerners also liked ivory a few years ago, those rich people even developed the custom of using ivory to make billiards; as for the little devil is to leave the insidious nature of inheritance, desperately propagating the traditional ivory carving craft of the Chinese people, not mentioning that the little devil itself is a big importer and consumer of ivory.

Before Zhang Nan's rebirth, Huaxia had signed an agreement: except for the return of ivory cultural relics and the need to import ivory and its products for non-commercial purposes such as scientific research and teaching, cultural exchanges, public displays, law enforcement and justice, even legal ivory will not be imported until December 31, 2019;

At this point, the little devils have become the only country in the world that still openly imports "legal ivory", just like their "scientific research whaling", and they are shameless.

There should have been 2,000 elbow elephants in Africa before European colonizers entered Africa in large numbers. By 100 years ago, there were at least 10 million elephants living on the continent.

Ten years ago, the number of elephants had plummeted to 1.3 million, and now there are still up to 600,000, more than half of the population in ten years!

At the same time, the price of ivory has been rising, from the seventies to the present, the wholesale price of ivory has risen from $13 per kilogram to nearly $200.

Elephants are now seen in Africa as a "golden box of activity", ivory as "coveted platinum", and poaching ivory as a "shortcut to riches".

"King Moshari, are there any ivory poachers in our tribe's territory?"

"Yes, but not much. In our territory, if a poacher is discovered, all the warriors will be dispatched..."

I don't know why, listening to Moshari's words, although the tribe is not afraid of elephants as an important food source, they pay great attention to this kind of big guy on the grassland, and they are unconsciously protecting.

"As a chief, I will keep my staff and mine guards in line with the traditions of the territory and crack down on foreign poachers. ”

Zhang Nan said that a person who likes ivory now wants to protect elephants, which is not a joke, because the identity here is different - we are chiefs, and we have this obligation.

Want ivory?

In a few days, the government of Botswana will have to auction off a stockpile of legal ivory before the international ban takes effect, as is the case in neighbouring Zimbabwe.

And because of the ban, the international price of ivory has plummeted, and there are not even a few buyers.

Not for sale?

Is it put in the storeroom to accumulate dust?

This would not be a popular trick of piling up ivory and burning it on fire, although that would be effective in preventing poaching.

If there is less ivory, trade will be cut off, and poaching will be unprofitable?

It is a strange "paradoxical" causal relationship, in fact, the practice of destroying ivory is also controversial, some people believe that the destruction of some ivory will stimulate demand, raise prices, enter a vicious circle, and be even more detrimental to the protection of elephants.

From the perspective of international practice, neither the destruction of ivory to suppress trade, nor the opening of trade to lower prices, can fundamentally solve the poaching of elephants and the smuggling of ivory.

Therefore, it may be a better option to completely destroy ivory, which can completely break people's thoughts.

As soon as the international ban was announced, the ivory merchants, whether legal or illegal, seemed to be temporarily confused, and suddenly they could not see through the essence of this bloody trade.

The ban, sometimes just a joke, only works for a short time, and the barrier between legal and illegal is not a tank armor plate that armor-piercing bullets can't penetrate, but in fact a broken fishing net full of holes.

This is true of all the "legal", not to mention the never-ending illegal trade.

There is no killing without buying and selling, but since there is demand in the market, there is still a long way to go!

Zhang Nan will be the buyer of ivory auctioned in Botswana this time: since you say that it is legal ivory, then buy it and look comfortable.

But the elephants in the tribal territory, even if they don't run to their 500 acres of land, must be resolutely protected!

Nima, this is my own animal, come to me to steal my things, and kill you!

In front of everyone in the celebration, Zhang Nan issued to his "subjects" the first chief after he became the chief of the Tswa people: "Once poachers are found in the Tswa territory, if it is a Tswa people, it will be handed over to the Tu King and the chiefs and gentlemen, of course, it does not matter if they are killed."

Shoot the others on the spot!"

Of course, in addition to poaching, twenty or thirty elephants are killed in the territory every year: Moshari just said that the Tswa do not poach elephants, but each tribe will hunt elephants once a year, and only one elephant at a time.

This does not affect the number of elephants, and the hunt will notify the other chiefs, as it is also considered a festival.

Zhang Nan also had the right to hunt and kill an elephant in his tribal territory, and it was even an obligation to invite the earth kings and chiefs who could come to enjoy it if they had time.

You can choose your own day, but it will generally be in the dry and cold season. But because Chief Allen's "tribe" has no traditions, it's a good idea to choose the chief's own birthday on this day.

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The whole cow feast was to be eaten for one day, under the temporary pergola and shade of trees, and Zhang Nan took Lily and Alice, accompanied by Guan Xingquan, Alyosha and Randy, and the chiefs to continue to eat the second meal in the large semi-open living room of the Tuwang's house.

This also functions like a conference room, where the chiefs can each bring in a few warriors and escorts.

Usually, the traditional beef of the Tswa people has been tasted before, and this will be a few beef dishes made by the Chinese cooks, and they will be served with corn tortillas.

Guan Xingquan sat behind Zhang Nan, saw Zhang Nan put the wooden stick on the table, and said, "Anan, I think I should call Joshua first and ask him to leave a place on your toy." ”