January 12, 2013
Dear
Ambassador Locke,
Happy New Year! Thank
you so much for your service to our country as U.S. Ambassador to China.
I am writing to you regarding my concern about the dramatic
increase in ivory smuggling to China. I am sure you are aware of Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton’s speech (11/8/12) about wildlife trafficking and the demand for
ivory and other endangered species’ smuggling.
According to the National
Geographic “Blood Ivory” article (October 2012), China has the highest
demand for ivory in the world. As the
poaching continues, the smuggling increases, along with the demand by the
ever-growing population in China, and the elephant population is facing a real crisis!
The more research I do, the more I understand what an
enormous and complicated problem this is. And this is
why I am writing to you to offer my help.
Please let me know how readers of my blog and I can assist your Embassy
team to defend against smuggling and decrease the demand for ivory in your host
country. I know we can make a difference!
Thank you,
Ella
Warburg
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