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Grace Meng: “The U.S is the second largest market for ivory in the entire world.”

On the recordNovember 15, 2017
The U.S is the second largest market for ivory in the entire world.
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Grace Meng
Democratic · New York

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Grace Meng highlights the U.S. role in the global ivory market in the context of elephant conservation.

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