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August 11, 2017

WCS Rings the Nasdaq Stock Market Closing Bell for World Elephant Day

NEW YORK (August 11, 2017) – WCS helped ring in World Elephant Day, occurring this Saturday, August 12, by ringing the stock market closing bell at Nasdaq MarketSite in Times Square.

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October 05, 2016

CITES CoP17: 7 Reasons Elephants Won at CITES

JOHANNESBURG, South Africa (Oct. 5, 2016) – The decisions, resolutions and proposals adopted at the 17th meeting of the CITES Conference of the Parties (CoP17) made it a little better to be an elephant.

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October 02, 2016

A Q&A on the Adoption of Ban on Domestic Elephant Ivory at CITES Cop17

Oct. 2 2016 – A Q&A from Susan Lieberman, VP of International Policy at the Wildlife Conservation Societyon today's decision by countries at CITES CoP17 for adopting a resolution recommending the closure of domestic elephant ivory markets globally.

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September 25, 2015

WCS Statement on Joint US-China Commitment on Wildlife Trafficking and Ivory

Today, the White House issued a fact sheet which states that the United States and Chinese Governments intend to cooperate on a number of vital issues, including efforts to combat wildlife trafficking and a commitment to ensure each country halts the domestic commercial sale of ivory.

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