Sodra die wêreld Covid-19 onder beheer kry, kan stropery - veral die stroping van olifante - weer die hoogte inskiet. Dit sal dan die opgeboude vraag na ivoor in die wêreld se swartmarkte moet inhaal. Mnr. Daniel Stiles, 'n onafhanklike ondersoeker wat dekades reeds spesialiseer in onwettige markte en handel in wild en wildprodukte, waarsku dat 'n onlangse styging in swartmarkprys vir ivoor in Viëtnam en China onrusbarende tekens is. Hy het die opmerkings in 'n verslag gemaak wat deel vorm van 'n reeks deur die Wêreldwye Inisiatief teen Transnasionale, Georganiseerde Misdaad (GI-TOC). Hierin word markdinamika asook die handelspryse van onwettige wild en wildprodukte onder die loep geneem. Stiles meen alhoewel stropingsyfers van olifante die laagste punt sedert 2003 bereik het, kan dit alles binne die volgende twee jaar verander aangesien daar steeds 'n sterk vraag na ivoor bestaan.

Once the world gets Covid-19 under control, poaching - especially the poaching of elephants - could skyrocket again. It will then have to catch up with the accumulated demand for ivory in the world's black markets. Mr. Daniel Stiles, an independent investigator who has been specializing in illegal markets and trade in game and game products for decades, warns that a recent rise in black market prices for ivory in Vietnam and China are disturbing signs. He made the remarks in a report that forms part of a series by the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC). In this, market dynamics as well as the trade prices of illegal game and game products are examined. Stiles believes that although elephant poaching rates have reached their lowest point since 2003, this could all change within the next two years as there is still a strong demand for ivory.