Demand for ivory, rhino horn drops
Annual illicit income generated from ivory and rhino horn trafficking between 2016 and 2018 was estimated at US$400 million and US$230 million respectively. The illegal global trade in ivory and rhino horn has declined, while trafficking of pangolins has soared, according to a United Nations report based on four years of data. It suggested that demand for African ivory and rhino horn is in decline and that the size of the illicit market for them is smaller than previously suggested. Annual illicit income generated from ivory and rhino horn trafficking between 2016 and 2018 was estimated at US$400 million and US$230 million respectively.
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