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I also remain unconvinced that treating Grandma's ivory broach, Uncle Bob's Steinway piano, or cousin John's vintage Martin guitar with ivory pegs... as contraband will do anything to save or conserve wild elephants today.

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Fleming doubts that classifying old ivory items as contraband will help elephant conservation.

06/23/2014

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