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As the world gets smaller, the consumption of luxury goods from places other than your own become more valuable. Ivory is still something sought after by wealthy Chinese folks. You might ask why and when’s the last time you heard of anyone wanting ivory? In a national park in Cameroon, organized poachers have killed hundreds of elephants and decimated it’s population by half. What can you do from your desktop? This is a fairly new and rising problem. Yes, elephants will disappear from Cameroon. (NY Times – Elephants in Cameroon)
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Antiques Roadshow has to be one of the best shows, and it’s been copied multiple times, but someone hit the Lotto and their Asian Rhino horn cups are worth over a million. Asians are generally hoarders, and there has to be more of these cups in some unsuspecting collection. So, do check grandmas shelves, storage units, and more. Surely someone has a trove of these. (Washington Post - Antiques Roadshow)
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