The Treasure Hunt of an Antique Dealer

The Tuwang and the chiefs discovered this problem in their lives, but there are still a lot of elephants in this area, so I didn’t think about the reason; Zhang Nan had seen this report in his previous life, so I knew it; instead, it’s the current animal protector. With hindsight, it is estimated that this phenomenon will not be discovered until a few years later.

The people of Botswana will never fully understand the paranoid preferences of the Chinese people for ivory. The international ivory trade ban will come into effect at the end of this year, but in fact it will have a normal effect. It just makes the elephants breathe.

A few years ago, the volume of ivory transactions on the international market was around 1.3 million kilograms per year, of which more than 90% came from Africa, and at least more than 80% of them were poached.

As for consumers, China is the big head, and it is said that China accounts for 70%!

In fact, there is slander from Western society and little devils here!

Because Westerners also liked ivory a few years ago, those wealthy people even developed the ethos of using ivory to make billiards. As for the little devil, he left the inheritance of the sinister essence and desperately promoted the traditional dental carving craftsmanship of the Chinese people. Guizi itself is a big importer and consumer of ivory.

Before Zhang Nan’s rebirth, China had signed an agreement: Except for the return of ivory cultural relics and the need to import ivory and its products for non-commercial purposes such as scientific research and teaching, cultural exchanges, public display, law enforcement and justice, even legal ivory will not be imported temporarily. Until December 31, 2019;

So far, the little devil has become the only country in the world that still openly imports "legal ivory", just as shameless as their "scientific research and whaling".

Before European colonists entered Africa in large numbers, Africa should have 2,000 elbow elephants. By 100 years ago, there were at least 10 million elephants living on the African continent.

Ten years ago, the number of elephants dropped sharply to 1.3 million, and there are still more than six hundred thousand at present. The number has dropped by more than half in ten years!

At the same time, the price of ivory is also rising. From the 1970s to the present, the wholesale price of ivory has risen from 13 US dollars per kilogram to nearly 200 US dollars.

Obtaining a single ivory can get a considerable income. Nowadays, many people in Africa regard elephants as "active gold boxes", ivory as "coveted platinum", and poaching ivory. Seen as a "shortcut to get rich."

"King Moshari, in the territory of our tribe, are there any poachers poaching ivory?"

"Yes, but not many. In our territory, once poachers are found, all tribe warriors will be dispatched..."

I don't know why. According to Moshari's words, although the tribe is not afraid of elephants as an important source of food, it pays much attention to this big guy on the grassland and unconsciously protects it.

"As a chief, I will let my employees and mine guards abide by the traditions in the territory and crack down on foreign poachers."

Zhang Nan stated that a person who likes ivory now wants to protect elephants. This is not a joke, because the identity here is different-we are the chief and have this obligation.

Want ivory?

In a nutshell, the Botswana government will rush to auction a batch of stocks of legal ivory before the international ban takes effect. The same is true in Zimbabwe next door.

And because of the ban, international ivory prices have fallen sharply, and there are not many buyers.

Not for sale?

Is it placed in the warehouse to accumulate dust?

The trick of stacking ivory on fire is not yet popular, although it is very effective in preventing poaching.

If there is less ivory, the trade will be cut off and the poaching will be profitless?

There is a curious "contradictory" causality. In fact, the method of destroying ivory is also controversial. Some people think that destroying some ivory will stimulate demand, raise prices, enter a vicious circle, and it is even more detrimental to the protection of elephants.

From the perspective of international practice, whether it is destroying ivory to suppress trade, or opening trade to lower prices, it cannot fundamentally solve elephant poaching and smuggling of ivory.

So looking at the complete destruction of ivory or a better option can completely cut people's minds.

This time around the international ban, those ivory merchants, whether they are legal or illegal, seem to be temporarily confused, but suddenly they can't see the essence of this **** transaction.

The ban is sometimes a joke, it only works in a short time, and the barrier between legal and illegal is not a tank armor plate that can't be penetrated by armor-piercing bullets, but it's just a broken fishing net with holes everywhere.

This is all "legal", not to mention the never-ending illegal transactions.

There is no killing without buying and selling, but since there is demand in the market, this "no buying and selling" still has a long way to go!

Zhang Nan will be the buyer of the ivory auction this time in Botswana: Since you say it is legal ivory, buy it and look comfortable.

But the elephants on the tribal territory, even the elephants on their 500 acres, must be resolutely protected!

Nima, this is an animal in my own family, come to me to steal my things and beat you to death!

In the presence of everyone in the celebration~www.readwn.com~Zhang Nan issued to his own "subjects" that he was the first chieftain after serving as the chief of the Tswa: "Once a poacher is found in the Tswa Territory, , If it is a Tswa, it will be dealt with by the kings and chiefs, of course, no matter if it is killed.

The others were killed on the spot! "

Of course, apart from poaching, 20 or 30 elephants are killed every year in the territory: Moshari just said that the Tswa people do not poach elephants, but each tribe will hunt elephants specially once a year. , It's just one end each time.

The hunting action will notify the other chiefs of this lossless elephant population, because this is also a holiday.

Zhang Nan also has the right to hunt and kill an elephant in the tribal territory, and it is even an obligation-at that time, he will have to invite the earth kings and chiefs who can come to enjoy it together, if they have time.

You may choose your own days, but usually during the relatively dry and cold dry season. But because Chief Ellen's "tribe" has no traditions, it would be nice to choose Chieftain's own birthday on this day.

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The whole cattle banquet is to be eaten for a day. It is in the temporary pergola and under the shade of the trees. Zhang Nan takes Lily and Alice, accompanied by Guan Xingquan, Alyosha and Randy, and the chiefs in the soil. Continue to eat a second meal in the spacious and semi-open living room of Wang's family.

This also has a function similar to that of a conference room, and the chiefs can each bring in several warriors and guards.

Usually the Tswa people have tasted the traditional beef before. This will be a few beef dishes made by Huaxia Cooking Soldiers, and they will be served with tortillas.

Guan Xingquan was sitting behind Zhang Nan. He saw Zhang Nan put the wooden stick on the table and said: "Anan, I think I should call Joshua first and let him reserve some place on your toy."

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