<p>Humans’ hunting for ivory has had a serious impact of the African elephant population. Ivory has throughout history been a symbol of manhood and status. As the market of ivory expanded to the rest of the world, the market demand for ivory became higher than what the elephants could manage to provide. In the 1980’s, the African elephant population was threatened by extension and it was reduced with 50 percent in ten years. For this reason, CITES placed the African elephant population under a ban, which made it an illegal act to trade ivory and other elephant parts.</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA/oai:DiVA.org:sh-747 |
| Date | January 2006 |
| Creators | Jansson, Lina |
| Publisher | Södertörn University College, School of Life Sciences, Huddinge : Institutionen för livsvetenskaper |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, text |
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