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bucolic_frolic

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1. They should raise the penalties
Sat Nov 13, 2021, 10:03 AM
Nov 2021

and legitimize - open - the ability to sell old ivory. That would increase the supply and drive down the price with no new supply ever. Forcing legacy supply into hiding only raises the price and encourages the reward for poaching. They could also restrict the use of old ivory to historical restorations. The current system is riddled with iincentive incongruities.

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