A Problem Of Supply And Demand

The ten Asian countries with the most ivory seized between 1989 and 2011

India--- 14,800 lbs.

Singapore--- 17,700 lbs.

Malaysia--- 18,800 lbs.

Japan--- 19,000 lbs.

Philippines--- 23,500 lbs.

Vietnam--- 29,600 lbs.

Taiwan--- 40,500 lbs.

Hong Kong--- 45,500 lbs.

Thailand--- 47,100 lbs.

China--- 90,600 lbs.

Statistics from National Geographic "Blood Ivory" October, 2012

This seized illegal ivory represents a fraction of the ivory that is successfully smuggled into Asia each year.

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