The UK will introduce one of the world’s strictest bans on ivory sales in a bid to protect elephants, the government has announced
The trade of items made from ivory will be outlawed in the UK under a new ban which the government say will be the toughest in Europe and among the most stringent in the world.
It will cover items of any age, not just those containing new ivory. Under plans announced by the environment secretary, Michael Gove, anyone who continues to illegally trade ivory will face an unlimited fine or a jail sentence of up to five years. Gove described the trade in ivory products…
