[DOC] [TLE] Revisiting the Ivory Ban - American University [PAR] In 1989, CITES voted that the elephant was threatened with extinction, and listed 
the elephant ... In 1990, a ban was imposed on the international trade of ivory. ... 
of $8 billion according to the World Wildlife Fund) have been accumulated from 
elephants who ... In the 1970s, 1900 elephants were killed in Kenya for their 
tusks. [DOC] [TLE] elephant Ivory Trade Ban [PAR] World Raw Ivory Consumption (%) ... Before the 1989 CITES ban, illegal and 
legal ivory exports amounted to 770 metric tons ... conservation in several African 
countries, the species faces extinction. .... In proposing the trade ban, Kenya, 
Gambia and Somalia argued that .... Diversity: 69 mammals per 10,000 km/sq (
Zaire). [DOC] [TLE] KENYA TO SEEK BAN ON TRADE OF IVORY - NYTimes.com [PAR] Published: May 12, 1989 ... NAIROBI, Kenya, May 11 In a reversal of position, 
Kenya announced today that it would seek a worldwide ban on the trade of ivory, 
a move intended to ... suffering elephant losses, called for a halt to ivory trading 
last week. ... decided whether to classify the elephant as an endangered species. [DOC] [TLE] Preserving the Pachyderms - ProQuest [PAR] The two schools have locked tusks in a battle over the new CITES ban, which ... 
the world's TV screens, but the ivory trade con- trols introduced early in 1989 
follow- ... and wildlife conservation- ists-over the fate of the world's largest land 
mammal. ... and southern Africa, partic- ularly in Kenya, Tanzania, Somalia, and 
Zaire. [DOC] [TLE] A Report by IUCN - The World Conservation Union on the ... - cites [PAR] The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna 
and ..... However, for a species for which the demand is inelastic, a ban will have 
.... text for consideration, based on the latest IUCN draft and alternative proposals 
submitted by Kenya ...... which another depends goes extinct (Diamond 1989). [DOC] [TLE] Kenya facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about ... [PAR] As of 2002, there were at least 359 species of mammals, 344 species of ... Kenya 
National Park, which is listed as a natural UNESCO World Heritage Site. ... Game 
hunting and trade in ivory and skins have been banned, but poaching ... There 
are 45 extinct species including the Kenyan rocky river frog and the Kenya oribi. [DOC] [TLE] Facts Sheet - EAGLE Network - Eco Activists for Governance and ... [PAR] The killing of Africa's wildlife species has being on going at an unbelievable .... 
The illegal wildlife trade is driving wildlife species to extinction around the world 
today ... 1.3 million elephants lived in Africa in 1979 before the 1989 ivory trade 
ban ...... The African wild dog is considered to one of the most endangered 
mammals... [DOC] [TLE] The Future of Africa's Elephants: Out with Arguments Old, In with ... [PAR] Sep 30, 2013 ... In the latest perpetuation of the ad nauseam debate, to trade or not to trade, 
John ... This so-called decision-making mechanism (DMM) has been heavily ... 
Protecting the environment and other species should be as relevant to ... Thus, 
the 1989 ban was introduced and led to an immediate drop (by up to... [DOC] [TLE] News and Views [PAR] an endangered species in many parts of its range. By 1989 ... was feared that if 
the ivory offtake continued, poaching ... who took the decision to ban the trade in 
1989. ... to the near extinction of the elephants. An .... 1989. Kenya has ... cartel 
called the Southern African Centre for ... ing out a signal worldwide to the trade 
and. [DOC] [TLE] Historical Ivory Trade - No Animal Poaching [PAR] Dec 26, 2013 ... Estimates do exist for the three species. ... The illegal ivory trade activity 
worldwide has more than doubled since 2007, ... before a 1989 ban on 
international ivory trade, ivory from the tusks of extinct .... With conservationists 
warning that Kenya's elephants could be virtually ...... Marine Mammal Protection 
Act [DOC] [TLE] Kenya calls for ivory

Question: Fearing the extinction of a mammal species, Kenya called for a worldwide ban on the trade of this in 1989
Answer: Ivory