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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Helena Horton

Imports of ivory from hippos, orcas and walruses to be banned in UK

Hippopotamuses bathing in the Ocavango River in Botswana.
Hippopotamuses bathing in the Ocavango River in Botswana. Photograph: Horizon International Images/Alamy

Ivory imports from hippopotamuses, orcas and walruses will be banned under new legislation to protect the endangered species from poaching.

The Ivory Act, passed in 2018, targeted materials from elephants, but a loophole meant that animals other than elephants, including hippos, were being targeted for their ivory.

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