Call for evidence outcome

Non-elephant ivory trade: call for evidence

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 30 May 2019
• Last updated: 10 November 2020 — See all updates

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This call for evidence has closed

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We received 35 responses. We are considering the evidence submitted in response to the call for evidence with a view to determining what actions, if any, we will take forward

8 November 2019: We received 35 responses. We are currently analysing the responses and a response will be published in due course.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

Seeking evidence on trade in ivory from other, non-elephant, species to help inform what, if any, action government should take to further restrict trade in ivory.

This call for evidence was held on another website.

This call for evidence ran from
30 May 2019 to 11:45pm on 22 August 2019

Call for evidence description

We are asking for evidence which will help us to understand the issues relating to non-elephant ivory trade. The species in scope of this call for evidence are:

• common hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)
• killer whale, also known as orca (Orcinus orca)
• narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
• sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus)
• walrus (Odobenus rosmarus)
• common warthog (Phacochoerus africanus)
• desert warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus)
• mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)

We’ll use the evidence to inform our decision on what, if any, further action is required to protect these species from trade in their ivory.

Published 30 May 2019
Last updated 10 November 2020 + show all updates

1. 10 November 2020

   Added the summary of responses

2. 30 May 2019

   First published.