Australia needs tighter ivory sale laws to protect elephants, parliamentary committee hears

Parliament looking at whether Australia's regulations allow poached ivory and horns to be passed off as antiquesAustralia's failure to regulate the sale of elephant ivory and rhino horns could be contributing to the demise of the animals, a parliamentary committee has heard.The committee is looking into the country's regulations and whether they allow newly-poached ivory and horns to be passed off as antiques. Continue reading...