Consultation outcome

Extending the Ivory Act to other ivory bearing species

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 17 July 2021
• Last updated: 21 May 2024 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

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Summary of responses and government response

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Detail of outcome

On 23 May 2023 we announced the outcome of the consultation and intention to extend the ban on dealing ivory to 5 species.

On 21 May 2024 we confirmed that the Ivory Act 2018 will be extended to: 

• common hippopotamus
• killer whale
• narwhal
• sperm whale

Importing walrus ivory and placing it on the market in the UK is already banned subject to existing narrow exemptions.

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Original consultation

Summary

We would like to know what you think about extending the Ivory Act (2018) to other ivory bearing species.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
12:15am on 17 July 2021 to 11:45pm on 11 September 2021

Consultation description

We would like to know what you think about extending the Ivory Act (2018) to other ivory bearing species.

We have set out some options for you to consider and provide us with evidence to support or reject our options. You can also suggest your own options, with evidence to support your proposal.

We are running this consultation following a call for evidence on non-elephant ivory trade we undertook in 2019.

Published 17 July 2021
Last updated 21 May 2024 + show all updates

1. 21 May 2024

   21 May 2024 – update to the species that will fall under the ivory ban.

2. 23 May 2023

   Added the government response and summary of responses.

3. 17 July 2021

   First published.