[CRNMC] help stop african elephants slaughter

[edward Oberweiser]

Dear folks,

If you want to help in the effort to stop elephants being slaughtered in
Africa for their ivory you can to
*http://petitions.moveon.org/environmental-action/sign/save-the-elephants-ban?source=c.em&r_by=11181075
<http://petitions.moveon.org/environmental-action/sign/save-the-elephants-ban?source=c.em&r_by=11181075>*
The petitions will be delivered to The California State House

Gov. Jerry Brown: California is the second largest market for ivory in the
U.S. Enforce a complete ban on the commercial sale of African elephant
ivory in California. There are currently 12,478 signatures. NEW goal - We
need 15,000 signatures! PETITION BACKGROUND The elephant poaching crisis
reached its peak last year with about 30,000 of these amazing animals
slaughtered for solely their tusks.* ­­ With an estimated 96 elephants
murdered for their tusks every day, taking all ivory off the market may be
our last shot at stopping the killings.**

California is the second-largest market for ivory in the U.S., after New
York, with major hubs in San Francisco and Los Angeles, according to a 2008
study from Care for the Wild International.*** New York and New Jersey have
already taken steps recently to tighten restrictions on the sale of ivory,
and now it’s time for California to take a stand and enforce a complete ban
on the commercial sale of ivory. A complete ban on the commercial sale of
ivory is the best way to help ensure that U.S. markets do not to the
further decline of African elephants in the wild. **** It’s up to the Gov.
Jerry Brown to propose legislation that would step up enforcement, increase
penalties for violations and close legal loopholes.

Therefore, we, the undersigned, respectfully request that the State of
California Gov. Jerry Brown and the California State Assembly work to
enforce a complete ban on the commercial sale of African elephant ivory in
California, before it's too late for the majestic African elephant species.

Sources:
1. U.S. Limits Ivory Sales! by Emily Pepper, NRDC 2/11/14
http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/epepper/us_limits_ivory_sales.html
2. No wild elephants by 2025? by Ivory for Elephants 2/7/14 :
http://ivoryforelephants.org/wild-elephants-2025/
3. States are eyeing stiffer ivory laws amid a surge in elephant poaching
by MARIANNE LEVINE, LA Times 9/2/14:
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ivory-bans-20140902-story.html
4. Saving the Elephants? State Bans on Ivory Trade Gather Steam by GIL
AEGERTER, NBC News 9/8/14 :
http://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/saving-elephants-state-bans-ivory-trade-gather-steam-n179121
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