Credit: Cathy Smith

Ban Australia’s domestic trade in ivory

Australia still permits the domestic sale of elephant ivory and rhino horn, even though international trade is banned. Items claimed to be 'antique' or 'second-hand' can still be legally sold, creating a loophole that allows illegally imported ivory or horn to find its way to market. It also sustains demand.

The ivory and rhino horn trade continues to drive poaching and puts elephants and rhinos at grave risk.

In 2019, the Australian Government promised to ban domestic trade in these products, and yet that promise remains unfulfilled six years later. Countries like the United States, United Kingdom, and China have already acted. Australia must not fall behind.

It's time to close the loophole and end elephant ivory and rhino horn sales in Australia for good.

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Mr

Murray

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Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

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Dear {contact_data~salutation} {contact_data~lastName},

I urge the Australian Government to introduce a national ban on the domestic trade of elephant ivory and rhino horn.

African elephant populations have fallen by 96% in the past century, and rhino numbers have dropped from 500,000 to 27,000, with some species now extinct in the wild. All remaining elephant and rhino species face extinction, largely driven by demand for ivory and horn. 

Although international law already bans the ivory and rhino horn trade, domestic sales in Australia remain legal, creating a loophole that enables laundering of illegal ivory, sustaining demand. 

The Government committed to closing that loophole in 2019, and yet six years later that commitment remains unfulfilled.

Please act now to honour this commitment and introduce federal legislation to ban all domestic ivory trade. 

Yours sincerely,
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