London — PRESIDENT Jakaya Kikwete has appealed to the international community to extend a helping hand in stopping the trade of ivory and rhino horn in the world in order to protect the wild animals from extinction.
"If this (international assistance) is done, elephants and rhinos will be safe. There will be no demand for ivory and horns and thus no enticement to kill an elephant or rhino," Mr Kikwete said when addressing delegates at the London Conference on the Illegal Wildlife Trade.
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