The shocking discovery of 706 tusks of ivory in Tanzania on 1 November was significant in more ways than one.
First, the seizure of the 1.9-tonne haul from the home of three Chinese traders underscored the need to make the fight against ivory smuggling an international affair, and to seek the Chinese government's intervention in the same way that China is known to take drug smuggling very seriously.
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