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John Fleming: “Simply closing the U.S. market and prohibiting the import-export, interstate and intra-state sale of elephant ivory will…”

On the recordJune 23, 2014
Simply closing the U.S. market and prohibiting the import-export, interstate and intra-state sale of elephant ivory will not save elephants in the ivory producing states.
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John Fleming
Republican · Louisiana

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Fleming argues that banning ivory sales won't effectively protect elephants.

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