U.S. Goes After African Elephant Slaughter With Ivory Ban
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President Barack Obama said his administration will issue new regulations prohibiting almost all U.S. sales of African ivory in a bid to help protect elephants and other endangered species.
“I can announce that we’re proposing a new rule that bans the sale of virtually all ivory across state lines,” Obama said at a news conference Saturday in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. Obama made the announcement in a joint appearance with Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta.